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254 [Jivajiva Mimmasutra] "Bhagavan, how do the Niryayikas of Ratnaprabhaprithvi experience the touch of the earth?" "Gautama, they experience the touch of the earth as unpleasant, painful, and unbearable." "Similarly, this should be said for the seventh earth." "Bhagavan, how do the Niryayikas of Ratnaprabhaprithvi experience the touch of water?" "Gautama, they experience the touch of water as unpleasant, painful, and unbearable." "Similarly, this should be said for the seventh earth." "Similarly, one should know about the touch of light, air, and plants for the Niryayikas from Ratnaprabhaprithvi to the seventh earth." "Bhagavan, is this Ratnaprabhaprithvi larger in thickness than the other earths and smaller in length and breadth?" "Yes, Gautama, this Ratnaprabhaprithvi is larger in thickness than the other earths and smaller in length and breadth." "Bhagavan, is the second earth, called Sharkaraprabha, larger in thickness than the third earth and smaller in length and breadth?" "Yes, Gautama, the second earth is larger in thickness than the third earth and smaller in length and breadth." "Similarly, this should be said until the sixth earth is larger in thickness than the seventh earth and smaller in length and breadth." [92] **Discussion:** This sutra discusses the experiences of the Niryayikas regarding the touch of the earth, water, light, air, and plants in the hellish earths. The Niryayika beings are not at all for happiness, therefore they find the touch of the earth, etc. there to be unpleasant, painful, unpleasant, unbearable, and unbearable. Although there is no direct fire in the hellish earths, the touch of the hellish walls transformed into heat and the indirect heat of the scorching sun should be understood there.