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## Third Multi-Statement Difficulty [247]
The least numerous are those with *avadhi* vision, because *avadhi* vision is only present in gods, hell beings, and some five-sensed beings with *sanjna* (consciousness), and humans.
Compared to them, those with *chakshus* vision are countless times more numerous, because *chakshus* vision is present in all gods, hell beings, humans in the womb, five-sensed beings with *sanjna*, and five-sensed beings without *sanjna*.
Compared to them, those with *kevala* vision are infinitely more numerous, because the liberated souls are infinite.
Compared to them, those with *achakshus* vision are infinitely more numerous, because those with *achakshus* vision include plant-bodied beings, who alone are infinitely more numerous than the liberated souls.
## Twelfth Restrained Gate: The Relative Scarcity of Beings Compared to the Restrained Ones [261]
**[261]** O Lord! Among these restrained, unrestrained, restrained-restrained, and unrestrained-un-restrained-un-restrained-restrained beings, which are the least, which are the most, which are equal, and which are superior?
**[261]** Gautama! 1. The least numerous are the restrained beings, 2. (compared to them) the restrained-restrained are countless times more numerous, 3. (compared to them) the unrestrained-un-restrained-un-restrained-restrained beings are infinitely more numerous, (and compared to them) 4. the unrestrained beings are infinitely more numerous.
## Twelfth (Restrained) Gate / / 12 / /
**Commentary:** The Twelfth Restrained Gate: The Relative Scarcity of Beings - This sutra (261) presents the relative scarcity of beings from the perspective of the restrained, unrestrained, restrained-restrained, and unrestrained-un-restrained-un-restrained-restrained. The least numerous are the restrained, because in the human realm, they are found at most in the *kotisahasrapruthaktva* (hundreds of thousands of millions), that is, from two to nine billion. Compared to them, the restrained-restrained (those who have renounced the world) are countless times more numerous, because *deshvirati* (renunciation of the world) is also found in countless non-human five-sensed beings besides humans. Compared to them, the unrestrained-un-restrained (un-restrained-restrained) are infinitely more numerous, because those who cannot be called restrained, unrestrained, or restrained-restrained, such as the liberated souls, are infinite. Compared to them, the unrestrained are infinitely more numerous, because plant-bodied beings are also unrestrained, and they alone are infinitely more numerous than the liberated souls.
## Thirteenth Use Gate: The Relative Scarcity of Beings from the Perspective of the Use Gate [262]
**[262]** O Lord! Among these beings who are *sagaro-vuttana* (those who have attained the ocean of knowledge) and *anagaro-vuttana* (those who have not attained the ocean of knowledge), which are the least, which are the most, which are equal, and which are superior?
**[262]** Gautama! 1. The least numerous are the *anagaro-vuttana* beings, 2. (compared to them) the *sagaro-vuttana* beings are countless times more numerous.
## Thirteenth (Use) Gate / / 13 / /