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## Prajñāpanā Sūtra 1947-1953: Translation with Jain Terms
**1947.** O Bhagavan! How many types of *paśyattā* (perception) are there for *dvi-indriya* (two-sensed) beings?
**1947.** Gautama! There is only one type of *paśyattā* for them, called *sākāra-paśyattā* (perception of form).
**1948.** O Bhagavan! How many types of *sākāra-paśyattā* are there for *dvi-indriya* beings?
**1948.** Gautama! There are two types: *śruta-jñāna-sākāra-paśyattā* (perception of form through knowledge acquired by hearing) and *śruta-ajñāna-sākāra-paśyattā* (perception of form through knowledge not acquired by hearing).
**1946.** Similarly, the *paśyattā* of *tri-indriya* (three-sensed) beings should also be understood.
**1950.** O Bhagavan! How many types of *paśyattā* are there for *catur-indriya* (four-sensed) beings?
**1950.** Gautama! There are two types: *sākāra-paśyattā* (perception of form) and *anākāra-paśyattā* (perception of formless). The *sākāra-paśyattā* of *catur-indriya* beings should be understood as similar to the *sākāra-paśyattā* of *dvi-indriya* beings (as explained in Sūtra 1947-48).
**1951.** O Bhagavan! How many types of *anākāra-paśyattā* are there for *catur-indriya* beings?
**1951.** Gautama! There is only one type: *caksu-darśana-anākāra-paśyattā* (perception of formless through the eye).
**1952.** The *sākāra-paśyattā* and *anākāra-paśyattā* of humans are the same as those of all living beings (as explained in Sūtra 1936).
**1953.** The *paśyattā* of all other *daṇḍaka* (categories of beings) from *raiyā* (hell beings) to *vaimānika* (celestial beings) should be understood as similar to that of *nairyika* (hell beings) (as explained in Sūtra 1940-42).