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## All Beings (Sarva Jivaabhigam)
There are two types of worldly transmigration (Samsara-Praparitta):
* **Anaadi-Aaparyavasit:** Without beginning and without end.
* **Anaadi-Saaparyavasit:** Without beginning but with an end.
There is also **No-Paritta-No-Aparitta**, which is without beginning and without end.
**Kaaya-Paritta** (limited body) has a minimum duration of an **Antarmuhurta** (a very short time) and a maximum duration of a **Vanaspatikala** (the lifespan of a plant). **Samsara-Paritta** (limited worldly transmigration) has no duration.
**Kaaya-Aparitta** (unlimited body) has a minimum duration of an **Antarmuhurta** and a maximum duration of **Asankhyeya Kala** (an immeasurable time, equivalent to the lifespan of the Earth).
**Anaadi-Aaparyavasit Samsara-Paritta** has no duration.
**Anaadi-Saaparyavasit Samsara-Paritta** has no duration.
**No-Paritta-No-Aparitta** also has no duration.
**Alp-Bahutva** (the number of beings) is the least for **Paritta**, infinite for **No-Paritta-No-Aparitta**, and infinite for **Aparitta**.
**Considering other aspects, all worldly beings are of three types:**
* **Paritta:** Limited.
* **Aparitta:** Unlimited.
* **No-Paritta-No-Aparitta:** Neither limited nor unlimited.
**Paritta** generally means limited. Beings who have limited their worldly transmigration and their ordinary plant body are called **Paritta**.
**Aparitta** are the opposite, and **Siddha-Jiva** (liberated beings) are **No-Paritta-No-Aparitta**.
This sutra discusses the **Kaaya-Sthiti** (body state), **Antar** (duration), and **Alp-Bahutva** (number) of these three types of beings.
**Kaaya-Sthiti** (body state) of **Paritta** is of two types:
* **Kaaya-Paritta:** Each body.
* **Samsara-Paritta:** Whose worldly transmigration period is within the **Aapardha-Pudgala-Paravarta** (half the time of the rotation of the universe).
**Paritta** can remain in **Kaaya-Paritta** from a minimum of **Antarmuhurta** to a maximum of **Asankhyeya Kala**. This **Asankhyeya Kala** is equivalent to the time taken for an immeasurable number of **Utsapini-Avasapini** (ascending and descending) forms to become **Nirlepa** (free from karmic matter) by removing one **Aakash-Pradesha** (celestial region) from an immeasurable number of **Lokas** (worlds) at each moment. Or, it can be said that it is equivalent to the time taken for the **Sanchittana** (accumulation) of the **Prithvi-Kaya** (earth body) and all other bodies. After this, they are born in an ordinary form according to the law.
**Samsara-Paritta** can remain in the same form from a minimum of **Antarmuhurta** to a maximum of **Ananta Kala** (infinite time). This **Ananta Kala** is equivalent to the time taken for an infinite number of **Utsapini-Avasapini** forms to become **Nirlepa** by removing **Aapardha-Pudgala-Paravarta** from the universe. After this, they attain **Siddhi** (liberation) according to the law. Otherwise, **Samsara-Paritta** has no meaning.
**Aparitta** are of two types:
* **Kaaya-Aparitta:** Ordinary plant beings.
* **Samsara-Aparitta:** **Krishnapakshika** (beings who are in the dark fortnight of their life cycle).
**Kaaya-Aparitta** can remain in the same form from a minimum of **Antarmuhurta** to a maximum of **Ananta Kala**. This **Ananta Kala** is the lifespan of a plant, which has been explained earlier using **Kala-Margna** (time path) and **Kshetra-Margna** (space path).
**Samsara-Aparitta** are of two types:
* **Anaadi-Aaparyavasit:** Who will never attain liberation.
* **Anaadi-Saaparyavasit (Bhavya Vishesh):** Who will attain liberation.