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[Third Bahuvaktavya] [225 [240-6 U.] Gautama! The most minute, subtle, plant-bodied Aptikas are (from them) the subtle, plant-bodied, sufficient ones in number. / [7] ASi Nam Bhanta! Suhum-nigodaanam Pajjat-apajjattaanam Katara Katara-hito Appa Va Bahuya Va Tulla Va Visesa-ahiyaa Va? Go-yama! Savvatyova Suhum-nigoda Apajatt-ga, Suhum-nigoda Pajjat-ya Sankhejj-guna / [240-7 Pr.] Bhagavan! Of these subtle Nigodas, which of the sufficient and insufficient beings are less, more, equal, or superior? [240-7 U.] Gautama! The fewest subtle Nigodas are insufficient, (from them) the subtle Nigodas are insufficient in number. / 241. Etesi Nam Bhanta! Suhmaanam Suhma-pudhavika-iyaanam Suhma-auka-iyaanam Suhma-meteuka-iyaanam Suhma-vauka-iyaanam Suhma-vanassai-ka-iyaanam Suhum-nigodaanam Ya Pajjat-apajjattaanam Katara Katara-hito Appa Va Bahuya Va Tulla Va Bisesa-ahiyaa Va? _ Go-yama! Samvatthova Suhma-meteuka-iya Apajatt-ga 1, Suhma-pudhavika-iya Apajatt-ya Visesa-ahiyaa 2, Suhma-nauka-iya Apajatt-ya Visesa-ahiyaa 3, Suhma-vauka-iya Apajatt-ya Visesa-ahiyaa 4, Suhma-meteuka-iya Pajjat-ga Sankhejj-guna 5, Suhma-pudhavika-iya Pajjat-ya Visesa-ahiyaa 6, Suhma-auka-iya Pajjat-ya Visesa-ahiyaa 7, Suhma-vauka-iya Pajjat-ya Visesa-ahiyaa 8, Suhum-nigoda Apajatt-ya Asankhejj-guna 6, Suhum-nigoda Pajjat-ya Sankhejj-guna 10, Suhma-vanappai-ka-iya Apajatt-ya Anant-guna 11, Suhma Apajatt-ya Visesa-ahiyaa 12, Suhma-vanappai-ka-iya Pajjat-ya Sankhejj-guna 13, Su-tuma Paujatt-ya Visesa-ahiyaa 14, Suhma Visesa-ahiyaa 15 / [241 Pr.] Bhagavan! Of these subtle beings, subtle earth-bodied, subtle water-bodied, subtle fire-bodied, subtle air-bodied, subtle plant-bodied, and subtle Nigodas, which of the sufficient and insufficient are less, more, equal, or superior? [241 U.] Gautama! 1. The fewest subtle fire-bodied are insufficient, 2. (from them) the subtle earth-bodied are insufficient and superior, 3. (from them) the subtle water-bodied are insufficient and superior, 4. (from them) the subtle air-bodied are insufficient and superior, 5. (from them) the subtle fire-bodied are sufficient in number, 6. (from them) the subtle earth-bodied are sufficient and superior, 7. (from them) the subtle water-bodied are sufficient and superior, 8. (from them) the subtle air-bodied are sufficient and superior, 6. (from them) the subtle Nigodas are insufficient in countless numbers, 10. (from them) the subtle Nigodas are sufficient in number, 11. (from them) the subtle plant-bodied are insufficient in infinite numbers, 12. (from them) the subtle insufficient beings are superior, 13. (from them) the subtle plant-bodied are sufficient in number, 14. (from them) the subtle sufficient beings are superior, and 15. (from them also) the subtle beings are superior.