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"If someone were to take a box filled with fragrant substances and, in the time it takes to clap three times, were to circle the entire Jambudvipa twenty-one times, would the entire Jambudvipa be touched by those fragrant particles?" [Question] "Yes, Venerable One, it would be touched." [Answer] "Gautama, can a deluded human being perceive the class of olfactory particles with their eyes, the smell with their nose, the taste with their tongue, and the touch with their sense of touch?" [Question] "Lord, this is not possible." [Answer] "For this reason, Gautama, it is said that a deluded human being cannot perceive the class of Nirjara particles with their eyes, the smell with their nose, the taste with their tongue, and the touch with their sense of touch. Ayushman Shraman, these (Nirjara) particles are said to be subtle and they remain in contact with the entire universe. In the chapter on Kevalisamudghata, which deals with the subtle particles of the Kevalisamudghata, the mind of the liberated soul, the following two points are clarified: (1) It is true that the subtle particles of the fourth stage of the Kevalisamudghata, which are present in the mind of the liberated soul, are extremely subtle and they permeate the entire universe. (2) Deluded humans cannot perceive the color, smell, taste, and touch of these Nirjara particles because, firstly, these particles are extremely subtle, and secondly, they are present throughout the universe. There is no place where they are not present, and the universe is vast. A part of the universe is Jambudvipa, which is located in the middle of all the islands and oceans, and is the smallest, because the extent of all the islands and oceans from Jambudvipa onwards is double. That is, the salt sea, the Dhataki-khanda, and other islands beyond Jambudvipa are twice as long and wide as the islands and seas before them, and their circumference is also much larger. Jambudvipa, which is round like a cake cooked in oil, or like the wheel of a chariot, or like a lotus seed, or like a full moon, is also one hundred thousand yojanas in length and breadth. Its circumference is three hundred thousand, sixteen thousand, two hundred and twenty-seven yojanas, three kosas, one hundred and twenty-eight dhanushas, and 133 angulas, plus a little more. If a great and powerful, happy, and strong god were to take a box filled with fragrant substances and, in the time it takes to clap three times, were to circle the entire Jambudvipa twenty-one times, the entire Jambudvipa would be filled with those fragrant substances (particles) in that time. Just as a deluded human being cannot perceive the fragrant particles that are present in the entire universe, let alone in a region of the universe like Jambudvipa, similarly, a deluded human being cannot perceive the final particles that are expelled by the Kevali Bhagavan during the Kevalisamudghata, because they are extremely subtle and spread everywhere."
**Explanation of Difficult Words:**
* **Charma Nirjara-poggala:** The final particles expelled during the fourth stage of the Kevalisamudghata.
* **Vanne-nam:** With the eye, the sense organ that perceives color.
* **Ghane-nam:** With the nose, the sense organ that perceives smell.
**Source:** Prajnapanna (Prameyabodhini Tika), Bha. 5, pp. 1113-1116.