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## The Twenty-Third Karma-pada 1726.
The duration of the karma for the Tiryancha (animals) is the least, a fraction of a Palya-upam, and the greatest is two months more than a Koti-purva. Similarly, the duration of the karma for the Manusya (humans) should also be known. 1727. The duration of the karma for the Dwindriya (two-sense) beings should be known as the same as that of the Beindriya (two-sense) beings. However, the least duration of the karma for the Mithyatva-vedaniya (delusion-causing) is a fraction of a Palya-upam, less than a hundred Sagaro-upam, and the greatest is a full hundred Sagaro-upam. The rest of the statement is the same as that of the Dwindriya beings until the Antaray (obstruction) karma. Discussion: The duration of the karma for the Chaturindriya (four-sense) beings is a hundred times greater than that of the Ekendriya (one-sense) beings. 1728. Asanji (non-conscious) Panchendriya (five-sense) beings, Bhagavan! How long do they bind the Jnana-avaran (knowledge-obscuring) karma? Gotama! They bind it for a fraction of a Palya-upam, less than three-sevenths of a thousand Sagaro-upam, and the greatest is a full thousand Sagaro-upam. The same statement should be known here as that of the Beindriya beings. The special point is that in the case of the Asanji Panchendriya beings, the duration of the karma should be multiplied by a thousand Sagaro-upam for each part of the karma. 1729. They bind the Mithyatva-vedaniya karma for a fraction of a Palya-upam, less than a thousand Sagaro-upam, and the greatest is a full thousand Sagaro-upam. 1, (a) Pannavana Sutra, Part 1, p. 380 (b) Prajnapanasutra (Pramaye Bodhini Tika), Part 5, p. 421.