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214. [Prajñāpanasūtra [226 Pr.] Bhagavan! Among these sentient beings with senses, one-sensed, two-sensed, three-sensed, four-sensed, and five-sensed, who are fewer, more, equal, or superior to whom? [226 U.] Gautama! 1. The fewest are the four-sensed liberated beings, 2. (from them) the five-sensed liberated beings are superior, 3. (from them) the two-sensed liberated beings are superior, 4. (from them) the three-sensed liberated beings are superior, 5. (from them) the one-sensed liberated beings are infinitely superior, and 6. from them, the sentient beings with senses are superior. 230. [1] Bhagavan! Among these sentient beings with senses, who are liberated and who are not liberated, who are fewer, more, equal, or superior to whom? [230-1 U.] Gautama! The fewest are the sentient beings with senses who are not liberated, (from them) the sentient beings with senses who are liberated are countless times more. [2] Bhagavan! Among these one-sensed liberated and non-liberated beings, who are fewer, more, equal, or superior to whom? [230-2 U.] Gautama! The fewest are the one-sensed beings who are not liberated, (from them) the one-sensed beings who are liberated are countless times more. [3] Bhagavan! Among these two-sensed liberated and non-liberated beings, who are fewer, more, equal, or superior to whom? [230-3 U.] Gautama! The fewest are the two-sensed beings who are liberated, (from them) the two-sensed beings who are not liberated are countless times more. [4] Bhagavan! Among these three-sensed liberated and non-liberated beings, who are fewer, more, equal, or superior to whom? [230-4 U.] Gautama! The fewest are the three-sensed beings who are liberated, (from them) the three-sensed beings who are not liberated are countless times more.