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[314] [ Prajñāpanā Sūtra [368-2 Pr.] Bhagavan! How long is the lifespan of insufficiently developed plant-bodied beings? [368-2 U.] Gautama! Their lowest lifespan is an antarmūhurta, and their highest lifespan is also an antarmūhurta. [3] Pazzattābādaravaṇapphaikaiaṇam puccha. Goiyamā! Jahanṇanam antomuhutta, ukkosenaṁ dasa vāssasahassāi antomuttūṇāi. [368-3 Pr.] Bhagavan! How long is the lifespan of sufficiently developed plant-bodied beings? [368-3 U.] Gautama! Their lowest lifespan is an antarmūhurta, and their highest lifespan is less than ten thousand years. Discussion—The lifespan of one-sensed beings is described in the 15 sūtras (from sūtra 354 to 368) presented in the Prajñāpanā Sūtra. From earth-bodied beings to plant-bodied beings, the lifespan of the various types of beings, such as audhika, insufficiently developed, sufficiently developed, subtle, and bādar, is described separately. In these, the highest lifespan of luminous beings is said to be three nights and days. The secret of this is that luminous beings, in the form of fire, are seen to burn and extinguish directly. For this reason, their lifespan is very short compared to other one-sensed beings. / The lifespan of two-sensed beings is described in 366. [1] Beindiyāṇ bhanta! Kevatiyaṁ kālaṁ ṭhiti paṇṇattā? Goiyamā! Jahanṇanam antomuhuttaṁ, ukkosenaṁ bāras saṁvaccharāi. [366-1 Pr.] Bhagavan! How long is the lifespan of two-sensed beings? [366-1 U.] Gautama! Their lowest lifespan is an antarmūhurta, and their highest lifespan is twelve years. [2] Appajjattābādaravaṇapphaikaiaṇam puccha. Goiyamā! Jahanṇeṇaṁ vi ukkosenaṁ vi antomuhuttaṁ / [366-2 Pr.] Bhagavan! How long is the lifespan of insufficiently developed two-sensed beings? [369-2 U.] Gautama! (Their lifespan) is both their lowest and highest lifespan is an antarmūhurta. [3] Pazzattābādaravaṇapphaikaiaṇam puccha. Goiyamā! Jahanṇeṇaṁ antomuhuttaṁ, ukkosenaṁ bāras saṁvaccharāi antomuttūṇāi. [366-3 Pr.] Bhagavan! How long is the lifespan of sufficiently developed two-sensed beings? [369-3 U.] Gautama! Their lowest lifespan is an antarmūhurta, and their highest lifespan is less than twelve years.