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## The Ninth Attainment of the Tenfold Knowledge
**[159 The First-Time Five-Sensory Being]**
The lifespan of a First-Time Five-Sensory being ranges from a minimum of two *ksullakabhava* (brief existences) to a maximum of a thousand *sagaropama* (ocean-like periods), as they can only remain in the Five-Sensory state for this duration while continuously transmigrating through the realms of gods and others.
**[The Interval of the First-Time One-Sensory Being]**
The interval of the First-Time One-Sensory being is two *ksullakabhava* at the minimum. These *ksullakabhava* are due to the obstruction of the *ksullakabhava* of the Two-Sensory and higher beings, which prevents them from being reborn as One-Sensory beings again. For example, one *ksullakabhava* is the *ksullakabhava* of the First-Time One-Sensory being, and the other is the entire *ksullakabhava* of the Two-Sensory and higher beings. Thus, one should understand that there are two *ksullakabhava* at the minimum.
The maximum interval is the *vanaspatikala* (plant-like period) to infinity, which has been explained previously. For this duration, it is a Non-First-Time One-Sensory being, not a First-Time One-Sensory being. Because when a being remains in the *ksullakabhava* of the Two-Sensory and higher beings and is then reborn as a One-Sensory being, it is called a First-Time One-Sensory being in the First-Time. Therefore, the maximum interval is called the *vanaspatikala*.
The minimum interval of the Non-First-Time One-Sensory being is the *ksullakabhava* of the *samayadhika* (time-exceeding). It is obtained when the being dies in the *charamasamaya* (final time) of the One-Sensory state, and due to the obstruction of the *ksullakabhava* of the Two-Sensory and higher beings, it is reborn as a One-Sensory being again after the First-Time of the One-Sensory state has passed. This duration is the interval of the Non-First-Time One-Sensory being.
The maximum interval can be two thousand *sagaropama* plus a *sankhyeya* (countable) number of years. The transmigration through the realms of the Two-Sensory and higher beings is only possible for this duration.
**[The Interval of the First-Time Two-Sensory Being]**
The minimum interval of the First-Time Two-Sensory being is two *ksullakabhava*. One is the *ksullakabhava* of the Non-First-Time Two-Sensory being, and the other is any *ksullakabhava* of the entire One-Sensory, Three-Sensory, and higher beings. Similarly, one should understand the intervals of the First-Time Three-Sensory, First-Time Four-Sensory, and First-Time Five-Sensory beings.
**[The Interval of the Non-First-Time Two-Sensory Being]**
The minimum interval of the Non-First-Time Two-Sensory being is the *ksullakabhava* of the *samayadhika*. It is obtained when the being remains in the *ksullakabhava* of other beings and is reborn as a Two-Sensory being again after the First-Time of the Two-Sensory state has passed.
The maximum interval is infinity. This infinity is the infinity of the past *utsarpini* (ascending) and *pravasarpini* (descending) cycles. It should be stated that this interval is obtained after the being exits the Two-Sensory state, remains in the plant-like state for this duration, and is reborn as a Two-Sensory being again after the First-Time has passed.
One should understand the minimum and maximum intervals of the Non-First-Time Three-Sensory, Four-Sensory, and Five-Sensory beings.
**[The First Fewness]**
The first fewness is stated with respect to the First-Time beings. It is as follows:
The fewest are the First-Time Five-Sensory beings, because they are born in small numbers at a time. The First-Time Four-Sensory beings are more numerous than them, because they are born in greater numbers at a time. The First-Time Three-Sensory beings are more numerous than them, because they are born in even greater numbers at a time. The First-Time Two-Sensory beings are more numerous than them, because they are born in the greatest numbers at a time. The First-Time One-Sensory beings are more numerous than them.
Here, one should understand that the First-Time One-Sensory beings are those who are born as One-Sensory beings after exiting the Two-Sensory and higher beings and are present in the First-Time, not others. They are more numerous than the First-Time Two-Sensory beings, but not by an immeasurable or infinite amount.