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[Third Chapter: Statement Regarding Nilapa] [283] "Venerable one! How long does it take for a newly arisen earth-bodied being to become nilapa?" "Gautama! For a newly arisen earth-bodied being, it takes an innumerable number of utsarpini and avasarpini kalpas, both in the inferior and superior positions. For a newly arisen earth-bodied being, there is no nilapa." "Venerable one! How long does it take for a newly arisen plant-bodied being to become nilapa?" "Gautama! For newly arisen plant-bodied beings, it cannot be said that they become nilapa in a certain amount of time, in either the inferior or superior positions. These beings cannot become nilapa." "Venerable one! How long does it take for a newly arisen water-bodied being to become nilapa?" "Gautama! For a newly arisen water-bodied being, it takes a time equal to a hundred times the size of the ocean, both in the inferior and superior positions. It should be understood that there is a significant difference between the inferior and superior positions."