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## The Prajñāpanā Sūtra: A Summary
**Chapter 6 (Vyutkrānti):** This chapter discusses the duration of separation (viraha kāla) between death and rebirth, both in terms of 12 and 24 muhūrta. It explores where a soul is reborn (sāntara or nirantara), the number of souls born and dying at a given time, their origin and destination after death, the time when the lifespan (parbhava) is bound, and the eight factors (ākarṣa) involved in lifespan binding.
**Chapter 7 (Ucchvāsa):** This chapter describes the time of inhaling and exhaling for beings in different realms, including the Nārayika.
**Chapter 8 (Saṁjñā):** This chapter examines the ten saṁjñās (consciousness) – food, fear, sexual desire, attachment, anger, pride, delusion, greed, world, and force – in relation to the 24 daṇḍakas (categories of beings).
**Chapter 9 (Yoni):** This chapter explores the different types of yonis (wombs) – cold, hot, moderate, conscious, unconscious, mixed, closed, open, closed-open, tortoise-like, conch-like, and flute-like – and their role in the existence of all beings.
**Chapter 10 (Cārama-Acārama):** This chapter examines the concepts of "ultimate" (cārama) and "non-ultimate" (acārama) in relation to the 24 daṇḍakas, considering their movement and the different substances in the world and beyond.
**Chapter 11 (Bhāṣā):** This chapter explores the nature of language, its origin, its dwelling place, its characteristics, its form, and the speaker. It also discusses the ten types of truthful speech (satyabhāṣā), ten types of false speech (mṛṣābhāṣā), ten types of truthful deception (satyāmuṣā), and sixteen types of deceitful speech (asatyāmuṣā). Finally, it lists sixteen types of speech forms (vacana).
**Chapter 12 (Śarīra):** This chapter examines the five types of bodies and their distribution among the 24 daṇḍakas. It also discusses the number and types of bound and liberated bodies within each category.
**Chapter 13 (Pariṇāma):** This chapter explores the ten types of transformations (pariṇāma) of the soul (jiva) and the ten types of transformations of non-soul (ajīva), including binding, liberation, and other processes.
**Chapter 14 (Kaṣāya):** This chapter focuses on the four kaṣāyas (passions) – anger, pride, deceit, and greed – their origin, their types, and their role in the accumulation and depletion of karma, leading to binding.
**Chapter 15 (Indriya):** This chapter has two parts. The first part examines the five senses through 24 aspects, including their establishment, externalization, and other characteristics. The second part discusses the development and functioning of the senses, including their acquisition, use, and other aspects. It also explores the twelve aspects of sense perception, including grasping, desire, aversion, and holding. Finally, it examines the different types of senses.