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## Third Multi-Statement Difficulty [255 is less than infinity, 4. It is countless times greater than the number of space, 5. (From this) it is infinitely greater than the Pudgalastikaya substance, 6. The same (Pudgalastikaya) is countless times greater than the number of space. 7. Shraddha-time (time) (from that) is infinitely greater than substance and space, 7. and (from that) it is infinitely greater than the Akashastikaya space. Twenty-first (Astikaya) Door / / 21 // Discussion - Twenty-first Astikaya Door: Through the Astikaya Door, the lesser and greater nature of the six substances is presented in four sutras (Sutras 270 to 273). The lesser and greater nature of the six substances, in comparison to substance, space, and both substance and space, is considered. The lesser nature of the six substances in comparison to substance - (1) Dharmaastikaya, etc., three substances, being one in number in terms of substance, are the least / Jivaastikaya is infinitely greater than these three in comparison to substance, because the jivas are infinite and they are each separate substances. Pudgalastikaya is even greater than that in comparison to substance, because atoms, dvipradeshi skandha, etc., are separate independent substances, and they are generally of three types - prayogaparinat, mishraparinat, and visrasaparinat. Of these, only prayogaparinat pudgal is infinitely greater than the jivas / In addition, each jiva is enveloped-surrounded (connected) by infinite-infinite jnanaavaraneya, darshanavaraneya, vedaniya, etc., karma atoms (skandhas), as stated in the Vyākhyāprajñapti (Bhagavati) - 'The least are prayogaparinat pudgal, mishraparinat pudgal is infinitely greater than them, and visrasaparinat is infinitely greater than them / ' Therefore, it is proven that Pudgalastikaya is infinitely greater than Jivaastikaya substance in comparison to substance. Shraddha-time is infinitely greater than Pudgalastikaya in terms of substance; because the future time of a single atom, being dvipradeshi, yavat dashapradeshi, sankhyatpradeshi, asankhyatpradeshi, and anantpradeshi skandhas, is infinite due to the infinite combinations of a single atom in the future, and these infinite combinations that occur in different times can only be known by knowledge. Just as there are infinite combinations of a single atom, so too are there infinite-infinite combinations of each of the dvipradeshi skandha, etc., all atoms in different times. All these transformations occur within the human realm (kshetra) / Therefore, from the perspective of the kshetra, the future combinations of each atom are infinite. For example, this atom will be in a particular space in a particular time, in another space in another time / Just as there are infinite future combinations of a single atom from the perspective of the kshetra, so too are there infinite future combinations of each of the dvipradeshi, etc., skandhas up to anantpradeshi skandha, in different times due to the difference in their immersion in each space. Similarly, in comparison to time, this atom is in a state of one time in this space, in a state of two times, etc. In this way, there are countless future combinations of a single atom in one space, similarly, there are countless-countless future combinations of each atom in all spaces, then again and again, when time is reversed in those spaces, and since time is infinite, the future combinations are infinite in comparison to time. Just as there are infinite future combinations of a single atom in comparison to kshetra and time, and there are separate infinite-infinite combinations of each of the dvipradeshi skandha, etc., atoms. Similarly, it should be understood in comparison to the state / For example, this atom will be in a state of one quality in a particular time. In this way, there are 1. 'Savvathova puggalā payogaparinaȳā, mosaparinaȳā aṇantguṇā, vīsasa parinaȳā aṇantguṇā.' - Vyākhyāprajñapti Sutra