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## Sutīya Pratipatti: The Touch-Based Representation of Earths in Hells [255]
**Along with this sūtra, it is also explained that this Ratnaprabhā earth is the largest in terms of thickness, as its thickness is 180,000 yojanas, and the thickness of the subsequent earths is less. The second earth is 132,000 yojanas thick, the third is 128,000 yojanas thick, the fourth is 120,000 yojanas thick, the fifth is 118,000 yojanas thick, the sixth is 116,000 yojanas thick, and the seventh is 108,000 yojanas thick. In terms of length and breadth, Ratnaprabhā earth is the smallest. Its length and breadth are one rāju. The second earth has a length and breadth of two rājus. The third has three rājus, the fourth has four rājus, the fifth has five rājus, the sixth has six rājus, and the seventh has a length and breadth of seven rājus. In terms of thickness, the subsequent earths are smaller, and in terms of length and breadth, the subsequent earths are larger. [93]**
**"O Bhagavan! In each of the thirty lakh narakavāsas of this Ratnaprabhā earth, have all beings, all bhūtas, all jīvas, and all sattvas been born in the past as earth-bodied, non-bodied, air-bodied, plant-bodied, and hell-bodied?" "Yes, Gautama! They have been born many times or an infinite number of times. This should be said up to the seventh earth. The special feature is that the number of narakavāsas in each earth should be mentioned there."**
**"O Bhagavan! In the regions bordering the narakavāsas of this Ratnaprabhā earth, are the earth-bodied, up to plant-bodied, jīvas, great in karma, great in action, great in outflow, and great in suffering?" "Yes, Gautama! The earth-bodied, up to plant-bodied, jīvas in the regions bordering the narakavāsas of this Ratnaprabhā earth are great in karma, great in action, great in outflow, and great in suffering."**
**"Similarly, this should be said up to the seventh earth."**