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## The Seventh Gate of the Prajñapana Sutra: The Door of Kṣaya (1864)
[1] "Venerable one, what is the nature of the *sakṣaya* being, is it *āhāraka* (consuming) or *anāhāraka* (non-consuming)?" [1894-1] "Gautama, it is sometimes *āhāraka* and sometimes *anāhāraka*." [1894-1] [2] "This is how it should be understood from the *nārakas* (hell beings) up to the *vaimānika* (celestial beings)." [1894-2]
## (1565)
[1] "In terms of multiplicity, excluding the *jīva* (living being) and the *ekendriya* (one-sensed being), there are three *bhanga* (divisions) (in the *sakṣaya* *nārakas* etc.)." [1865-1] [2] "Similarly, in the *krodhakṣaya* (anger-afflicted) *jīva* etc., there are also three *bhanga*. However, in the *deva* (gods), there are six *bhanga*." [1865-2] [3] "In the *mānakṣaya* (pride-afflicted) and *māyakṣaya* (deceit-afflicted) *deva* and *nārakas*, there are six *bhanga*. In the remaining *jīva* and *ekendriya*, there are three *bhanga*." [1865-3] [4] "In the *lobhakṣaya* (greed-afflicted) *nairaiyika* (non-human beings), there are six *bhanga*. In the remaining *jīva*, excluding the *jīva* and *ekendriya*, there are three *bhanga*." [1895-4]
## (1866)
"The *prakṣaya* (liberated) should be understood as being like the *nosanṇī* (non-conscious) and *noprasanṇī* (non-perceiving)." [1866]
## Commentary on the Seventh Gate:
This section of the *Prajñapana Sutra* discusses the nature of the *sakṣaya* being and its relationship to the concept of *āhāraka* and *anāhāraka*. It explains that the *sakṣaya* being, like all beings, can be both *āhāraka* and *anāhāraka* depending on its state of being. The text then goes on to explain the different *bhanga* (divisions) that exist within the *sakṣaya* beings, based on their level of *kṣaya* (affliction) and their realm of existence.
The commentary highlights the importance of understanding the concept of *ekatva* (oneness) and *bahutva* (multiplicity) in relation to the *jīva* and the *sakṣaya* being. It emphasizes that while the *jīva* is ultimately one, it can manifest in different forms and states of being, including the *sakṣaya* state.