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[The Seventh Principle of the Eightfold Path] [There are 153 verses / The number of first-time beings is very small, because they are ephemeral and are born in great numbers only for a short time. This is also true for the beings in the animal, human, and celestial realms. It is especially true for the animal realm, where the number of first-time animal beings is infinite, because the number of plant beings is infinite. The fourth principle, the principle of fewness, states that the number of first-time beings in hell, etc., is very small. The number of first-time human beings is the smallest, because even though they are born in great numbers, they are still few in number / The number of non-first-time human beings is countless times greater than the number of first-time human beings, because they are long-lasting and are born in great numbers / The number of first-time non-human beings is countless times greater than the number of non-first-time human beings, because they are born in great numbers at one time. The number of first-time celestial beings is countless times greater than the number of first-time non-human beings, because they are born in great numbers in the intermediate and luminous realms / The number of first-time animal beings is countless times greater than the number of first-time celestial beings, because beings are born from the three paths of hell, etc. The number of non-first-time non-human beings is countless times greater than the number of first-time animal beings, because they are equal to the number of categories in the square root of the second square root of the area of a space the size of an angul. The number of non-first-time animal beings is infinite, because the number of plant beings is infinite. Thus, the Seventh Principle, which describes the eightfold path of the world, is complete. // Thus ends the Seventh Principle //]