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## The Locations of the Badara-Prithvikayika Jivas (Earth-bodied Beings)
**148. Question:** Venerable one, where are the locations of the Badara-Prithvikayika Jivas (Earth-bodied Beings) who have attained liberation?
**Answer:** Gautama, they are in eight Earth realms, relative to their own realm. These are:
1. **Ratna-Prabha** (Jewel-Luminous)
2. **Sakkara-Prabha** (Sugar-Luminous)
3. **Valuka-Prabha** (Sand-Luminous)
4. **Panka-Prabha** (Mud-Luminous)
5. **Dhuma-Prabha** (Smoke-Luminous)
6. **Tama-Prabha** (Darkness-Luminous)
7. **Tama-Tama-Prabha** (Very Dark-Luminous)
8. **Isha-Prag-Bhara** (Slightly Inclined Earth)
**Locations within the Realms:**
* **Adho-Loka** (Lower Realm): Patala (Underground Realms), Bhavana (Buildings), Bhavana-Patharda (Building Foundations), Naraka (Hells), Naraka-Avali (Hell-Series), Naraka-Patharda (Hell Foundations)
* **Urva-Loka** (Upper Realm): Kalpa (Time-Cycles), Vimanas (Flying Vehicles), Vimanas-Avali (Series of Vimanas), Vimanas-Patharda (Vimanas Foundations)
* **Tiryak-Loka** (Transmigratory Realm): Tanka (Tanks), Kuta (Peaks), Shela (Rocks), Sihari (Mountain Peaks), Prag-Bhara (Inclined Mountains), Vijaya (Victorious Mountains), Vakshas-Kara (Chest-Like Mountains), Vasa (Regions), Vasa-Hara-Padhva (Mountain Ranges), Vela (Tidal Lands), Vediya (Platforms), Dara (Doors), Torana (Arches), Dipa (Islands), Samudra (Oceans)
**Conclusion:** These are the locations of the Badara-Prithvikayika Jivas who have attained liberation. They are in an innumerable part of the universe, relative to the lower realms, an innumerable part of the universe, relative to the upper realms, and an innumerable part of the universe, relative to their own realm.