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[131] The duration of the Tirthankaras is three and a half divine years, the duration of the Badaras (coarse-bodied beings) is twenty-three thousand years, and the duration of the Vanasprsti (plant-bodied beings) is ten thousand years. Similarly, the duration of each type of Sharira (body) Badara is also stated.
The minimum duration of the Nigoda (the lowest form of life) is less than an Antarmuhurta (less than 48 minutes), and the maximum duration is also Antarmuhurta. Similarly, the duration of the Badara Nigoda is also Antarmuhurta.
The duration of all the Aparyaptaganas (imperfect Badara beings) is Antarmuhurta, and the maximum duration of the Paryaptaganas (perfect Badara beings) should be stated as one Antarmuhurta less than their total duration.
218. Bhagavan! What is the duration of the Badara (coarse-bodied beings) stated? Gautama! The minimum duration is Antarmuhurta, and the maximum duration is thirty-three Sagaropama (ocean-measure) years. The same duration applies to the Badara Trasakayas (mobile beings).
The maximum duration of the Badara Prithvikaya (earth-bodied beings) is twenty-two thousand years, the maximum duration of the Badara Apakayikas (non-mobile beings) is seven thousand years, the maximum duration of the Badara Tejaskayas (fire-bodied beings) is three days and nights, the maximum duration of the Badara Vayukayas (air-bodied beings) is three thousand years, and the maximum duration of the Badara Vanaspati (plant-bodied beings) is ten thousand years. Similarly, the duration of each type of Sharira (body) Badara is also stated.
The minimum and maximum duration of the Nigoda is also Antarmuhurta. The duration of the Badara Nigoda is also the same.
The duration of all the Aparyaptagana Badara is Antarmuhurta, and the maximum duration of the Paryaptaga Badara should be stated as one Antarmuhurta less than their total duration.
219. Gautama! The duration of the Badara is how long? The minimum duration is Antarmuhurta, and the maximum duration is an innumerable number of Utsarpini-Avasarpini (ascending-descending) cycles, an innumerable number of Kalpas (eons), and a fraction of an Angula (finger-breadth).
The duration of the Badara Prithvikaya, Apakaya, Tejaskayas, Vayukayas, and each type of Sharira Badara, as well as the Badara Vanaspati, is the same as the Badara Nigoda (the minimum is Antarmuhurta, and the maximum is an innumerable number of Kalpas, Utsarpini-Avasarpini cycles, and a fraction of an Angula).
The minimum duration of the Badara Nigoda is Antarmuhurta, and the maximum duration is an extremely long period, an innumerable number of Utsarpini-Avasarpini cycles, and a fraction of an Angula.
The minimum duration of these (Badara beings) is Antarmuhurta, and the maximum duration is seventeen Sagaropama crores. Similarly, the number of Samaya (smallest unit of time) in an Angula is also innumerable.
The remaining details about the Badara, such as the connection with trees and other aspects, are stated elsewhere.