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## The Prajñāpanā Sūtra on the Abundance of Beings:
**7. (From them) Tri-indriya (three-sense) beings are more abundant.**
**8. (From them) Dvi-indriya (two-sense) beings are more abundant.**
**6. (From them) Eka-indriya (one-sense) beings are infinitely more abundant.**
**10. (From them) Sa-indriya (all-sense) beings are more abundant.**
**11. (From them) Eka-indriya (one-sense) beings with sufficient karma are numerous.**
**12. (And from them) Sa-indriya (all-sense) beings with sufficient karma are more abundant.**
**13. (And from them) Sa-indriya (all-sense) beings are more abundant.**
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**Discussion - Third Indriya-dvāra: The Relative Scarcity of Beings Based on Senses:**
These five sūtras (227 to 231) discuss the relative abundance of beings from Sa-indriya (all-sense), Ani-indriya (no-sense), and Eka-indriya (one-sense) to Panch-indriya (five-sense) beings, from various perspectives.
**(1) Relative Abundance of Sa-indriya, Ani-indriya, and Eka-indriya to Panch-indriya Beings:**
The least abundant are Panch-indriya (five-sense) beings (hell, animal, human, and god), as they are equal in number to the countless parts of an immeasurable space, measured by the diameter of a koti-koti-yojana (a unit of distance).
More abundant than them are Chatur-indriya (four-sense) beings like bees, as they are equal in number to a vast koti-koti-yojana diameter.
More abundant than them are Tri-indriya (three-sense) beings like ants, as they are equal in number to a vast koti-koti-yojana diameter.
More abundant than them are Dvi-indriya (two-sense) beings like conch shells, as they are equal in number to a vast koti-koti-yojana diameter.
Ani-indriya (no-sense) beings (Siddhās) are infinitely more abundant than Dvi-indriya beings, as they are infinite.
Eka-indriya (one-sense) beings are infinitely more abundant than Ani-indriya beings, as plant-like beings alone are infinitely more abundant than Siddhās.
Sa-indriya (all-sense) beings are more abundant than Eka-indriya beings, as they encompass all beings with two or more senses.
This is the relative abundance of beings in general.
**(2) Relative Abundance of Beings with Insufficient Karma:**
Panch-indriya beings with insufficient karma are the least abundant, as they are equal in number to the countless parts of a finger in one pratar (a unit of time).
Chatur-indriya beings with insufficient karma are more abundant than them, as they are equal in number to the countless parts of a finger in a vast pratar.
Tri-indriya beings with insufficient karma are more abundant than them, as they are equal in number to the countless parts of a finger in a vast pratar.
Dvi-indriya beings with insufficient karma are more abundant than them, as they are equal in number to the countless parts of a finger in a vast pratar.
Eka-indriya beings with insufficient karma are infinitely more abundant than them, as plant-like beings with insufficient karma are always infinite.
Sa-indriya beings with insufficient karma are more abundant than them, as they encompass all beings with one or more senses.
**(3) Relative Abundance of Beings with Sufficient Karma:**
Chatur-indriya beings with sufficient karma are the least abundant, as their lifespan is very short, and they are not found in large numbers at the time of the question.
Panch-indriya beings with sufficient karma are more abundant than them, as they are equal in number to the countless parts of a finger in a vast pratar.
Dvi-indriya beings with sufficient karma are more abundant than them, as they are equal in number to the countless parts of a finger in a vast pratar.
Tri-indriya beings with sufficient karma are more abundant than them, as they are naturally equal in number to the countless parts of a finger in a vast pratar.
Eka-indriya beings with sufficient karma are infinitely more abundant than them, as plant-like beings are infinite.
Sa-indriya beings with sufficient karma are more abundant than them, as they encompass all beings with two or more senses.