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212] O Bhagavan! What is the shape of the *Dhanavatavala* of this Ratnapraba earth? Gautama! It is said to be circular and ring-shaped, because it surrounds the *Ghanodadhivala* of this Ratnapraba earth on all sides. In the same way, one should know the shape of the *Dhanavatavala* of all seven earths. O Bhagavan! What is the shape of the *Tanuvatavala* of this Ratnapraba earth? Gautama! It is said to be circular and ring-shaped, because it surrounds the *Dhanavatavala* on all sides. In the same way, one should know the shape of the *Tanuvatavala* up to the seventh earth. O Bhagavan! How long and wide is this Ratnapraba earth said to be? Gautama! It is said to be countless thousands of yojanas long and wide, and has a circumference (girth) of countless thousands of yojanas. In the same way, one should say it up to the seventh earth. O Bhagavan! Is this Ratnapraba earth said to have the same thickness at the end and in the middle, everywhere? Yes, Gautama! This Ratnapraba earth is said to have the same thickness at the end, in the middle, everywhere. In the same way, one should say it up to the seventh earth.
The production of all living beings and *pudgalas* 77. O Bhagavan! Are all living beings born in this Ratnapraba earth, or are some not born? Gautama! All living beings are born in this Ratnapraba earth, and none are not born. And so it is up to the *Adhesattama* earth. O Bhagavan! Are all living beings born in this Ratnapraba earth, or are some not born? Gautama! All living beings are born in this Ratnapraba earth, and none are not born. And so it is up to the *Adhesattama* earth. O Bhagavan! Are all *pudgalas* born in this Ratnapraba earth, or are some not born? Gautama! All *pudgalas* are born in this Ratnapraba earth, and none are not born. And so it is up to the *Adhesattama* earth. O Bhagavan! Are all *pudgalas* born in this Ratnapraba earth, or are some not born? Gautama! All *pudgalas* are born in this Ratnapraba earth, and none are not born. And so it is up to the *Adhesattama* earth.