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## Thirty-third Chapter: Exposition of the Meanings of the Thirty-third Chapter 1981.
**Distinctions:** 1. Subject 2. Structure 3. Internal-External 4. Country-Limit 5. / Decay-Growth of Knowledge 6. Perceptible-Imperceptible 7. // 222 // [1981 Collection-Verse-Meaning- The thirty-third chapter has authority over these seven subjects: (1) Distinction, (2) Subject, (3) Structure, (4) Internal-External, (5) Country-Limit, (6) Decay and Growth of Knowledge, (7) Perceptible and Imperceptible / Discussion-Seven Doors - The thirty-third chapter has seven doors for the subject matter to be expounded / (1) First Door-Distinctions of Avadhi-Knowledge, (2) Second Door-Subject of the field illuminated by Avadhi-Knowledge, (3) Third Door-Structure-Shape of the field illuminated by Avadhi-Knowledge, (4) Fourth Door-Two types of Avadhi-Knowledge-Internal and External, (5) Fifth Door-Country-Limit-The most inferior, the most superior, and the middle Avadhi among the most superior Avadhi, (6) Sixth Door-Statement of the decay and growth of Avadhi-Knowledge, i.e., diminishing and increasing Avadhi-Knowledge, and (7) Seventh Door-Perceptible (existing for a short time after arising) Avadhi-Knowledge and Imperceptible-Avadhi-Knowledge that does not perish until death or before omniscience / 'First: Avadhi-Distinction Door 1982. How many kinds are there, O Venerable One? [1982 A.] Gautama! Avadhi (Knowledge) is said to be of two kinds / Such as-Bhavapratyayik and Kshayopaśamik / Two are Bhavapratyayik Avadhi (Knowledge), such as-Devas and Narakas / Two are Kshayopaśamik / Such as-Humans and Panchendriya-Tiryachas. [1982 A.] Discussion-Avadhi-Knowledge: Nature and Types-Knowledge of material objects occurring within the Avadhi-limit of the soul without the help of senses and mind is called Avadhi-Knowledge. Where beings are subject to karmas, i.e., they take birth, that is Bhava, i.e., birth related to Naraka etc. / Bhava, which is the cause, is Bhavapratyayik / The portion of the Avadhi-Knowledge-Avaraniya Karma that enters the Udya-Avalika 1. (a) Prajñāpanā0 Prameyabodhini Tika, Bha. 5, pp. 775-778