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## **Translation:**
**[Prajnapana Sutra Discussion - Twenty-four Categories of Beings]**
This discussion focuses on the **pudgalas** (matter particles) that are ingested by the twenty-four categories of beings. A table is provided below for easy understanding:
**1. Nairyaika, Bhavanapati, Vanavyantara, Jyotishka, Ekaindriya, Dwindriya, Triindriya:**
* **Do not know, do not see, ingest.**
**2. Chaturindriya Beings:**
* **(1) Many know, see, and ingest.**
* **(2) Many know, do not see, but ingest.**
**3. Panchendriya Tiryancha, Manushya:**
* **(1) Many know, see, and ingest.**
* **(2) Many know, do not see, but ingest.**
* **(3) Many do not know, but see and ingest.**
* **(4) Do not see, do not know, but ingest.**
**4. Vaimanika Devas:**
* **(1) Many know, see, and ingest.**
* **(2) Many do not know, do not see, but ingest.**
**Explanation:**
Nairyaika, Bhavanapati Devas, and Ekaindriya beings, etc., do not know the pudgalas they ingest because their **lomahar** (ingestion of subtle matter) is extremely subtle and beyond their knowledge. They also do not see them because they are not within the scope of their **darshan** (perception). Due to their ignorance, Dwindriya beings lack **samyaggyan** (right knowledge) and therefore do not know or see these pudgalas. Their **mati-agyan** (mental ignorance) is so profound that they do not even know the **prakshepahar** (ingestion of gross matter) they consume. They also cannot see these pudgalas due to the absence of the **chakshurindriya** (eye sense).
There are two categories of Chaturindriya beings:
* Some Chaturindriya beings do not know the ingested pudgalas but can see them because they possess the **chakshurindriya** (eye sense) and ingest them.
* Some Chaturindriya beings have eyes but cannot see due to darkness, so they do not see but still ingest.
In the case of Panchendriya Tiryancha and Manushya, there are four categories regarding the knowledge and perception of ingested pudgalas.