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[376] [Prajñāpanā Sūtra [U.]] Gautama! A hell being with medium immersion is equal to another hell being with medium immersion in terms of substance, equal in terms of regions, possibly inferior, possibly equal, and possibly superior in terms of immersion. If inferior, it is inferior by an innumerable part or by a countable part, or it is inferior by a countable multiple or by an innumerable multiple. If superior, it is superior by an innumerable part or by a countable part, or it is superior by a countable multiple or by an innumerable multiple. It is possibly inferior, possibly equal, and possibly superior in terms of position. If inferior, it is inferior by an innumerable part or by a countable part, or it is inferior by a countable multiple or by an innumerable multiple. If superior, it is superior by an innumerable part or by a countable part, or it is superior by a countable multiple or by an innumerable multiple. In terms of the categories of color, smell, taste, and touch, it is ṣaṭsthānapatita (inferior-superior) in relation to the three knowledges, the three ignorances, and the three visions. Gautama! For this reason, it is said that "the hell beings with medium immersion have infinite categories." 456. [1] Venerable! How many categories are there for the hell beings with the lowest position? [456-1 U.] Gautama! (They have) infinite categories. [Pr.] Venerable! For what reason is it said that the hell beings with the lowest position have infinite categories? [U.] Gautama! A hell being with the lowest position is equal to another hell being with the lowest position in terms of substance, equal in terms of regions, catuḥsthānapatita in terms of immersion, equal in terms of position, and ṣaṭsthānapatita (inferior-superior) in relation to the categories of color, smell, taste, and touch, as well as the three knowledges, the three ignorances, and the three visions. [456-2] The same applies to a hell being with the highest position. [456-3] The same applies to a hell being with a neither-lowest-nor-highest (medium) position. The difference is that it is catuḥsthānapatita in its own position.