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[Second Position] [121 146. "Where, Bhante, are the locations of the insufficient Badara-Prithvi Kayikas stated?" "Gautama! Where the locations of the sufficient Badara-Prithvi Kayikas are stated, there the locations of the insufficient Badara-Prithvi Kayikas are also stated. For example, in relation to the Uppaata, they are in the entire Lok, in relation to the Samudghaata, they are in the entire Lok, and in relation to the Svasthaana, they are in an innumerable part of the Lok. 149. "Where, Bhante, are the locations of the sufficient and insufficient Sukhma-Prithvi Kayikas stated?" "Gautama! The Sukhma-Prithvi Kayikas, who are sufficient and who are insufficient, are all of one type, devoid of special characteristics (general), devoid of diversity (multiplicity), and O Ayushman Shramana! they are said to be pervading the entire Lok." 150. Discussion: The locations of the Prithvi Kayikas are described - In the present three Sutras (Sutras 148 to 150), the locations of all types of Prithvi Kayikas, Badara, Sukhma, sufficient and insufficient, are described. Definition and types of 'location' - The place where a Jiva lives, from the beginning to the end of life, is called 'Svasthaana', the place where a Jiva stays in between, facing the Svasthaana, before leaving one Bhava and taking birth in another Bhava, is called 'Uppaata-Sthaana', and the place where the Jiva resides during the Samudghaata, the extent of the sky in which they reside, is called 'Samudghaata-Sthaana'. Where and in how many regions do the Prithvi Kayikas reside in the three Lokas? The Shastrakara has described the Svasthaana of the Prithvi Kayikas (Badara-Sukhma-sufficient-insufficient) from three perspectives - (1) in the seven Naraka Prithvis and in the eighth Ishta-Praarabhara Prithvi, then (2) in the different locations of Adholaka, Urdhvaloka and Tiryanchloka, and (3) also in the Svasthaana, in an innumerable part of the Lok. In addition, the Uppaata-Sthaana of the Badara sufficient-insufficient is stated to be in an innumerable part of the Lok and in the entire Lok respectively, and the Samudghaata-Sthaana of both the aforementioned Prithvi Kayikas is stated to be in an innumerable part of the Lok and in the entire Lok respectively." 1. (a) Pannavanasutta (Original Text) Bha. 1, p. 64 (b) Pannavanasutta Bha. 2, Pada 2 Introduction