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[394] [Prajñāpanasūtra] The number of categories of a Jīva with the lowest degree of attachment is six-fold in terms of substance, six-fold in terms of space, four-fold in terms of perception, four-fold in terms of state, six-fold in terms of the categories of black color, and six-fold in terms of the categories of other colors, scents, tastes, and touches, three categories of knowledge, three categories of ignorance, and three categories of vision. [483-1 Pr.] O Bhagavan! How many categories are there of the Jīvas with the lowest degree of attachment, black color, and five senses, who are born in the realm of the animals? [483-1 U.] O Gautama! There are infinite categories. [Pr.] O Bhagavan! Why is it said that there are infinite categories of the Jīvas with the lowest degree of attachment, black color, and five senses, who are born in the realm of the animals? [U.] O Gautama! One Jīva with the lowest degree of attachment, black color, and five senses, who is born in the realm of the animals, is equal to another Jīva with the lowest degree of attachment, black color, and five senses, who is born in the realm of the animals, in terms of substance, equal in terms of space, four-fold in terms of perception, four-fold in terms of state, equal in terms of the categories of black color, and six-fold in terms of the categories of other colors, scents, tastes, and touches, three categories of knowledge, three categories of ignorance, and three categories of vision. [2] And in the same way, it should be understood in the case of the Jīvas with the highest degree of attachment, black color, and five senses, who are born in the realm of the animals. [483-2] [3] And in the same way, it should be understood in the case of the Jīvas with the middle degree of attachment, black color, and five senses, who are born in the realm of the animals. The special thing is that they are also six-fold in their own category (the category of black color). [483-3] [484] And in the same way, it should be understood in the case of the Jīvas with five colors, two scents, five tastes, and eight touches, who are born in the realm of the animals. [485] [1] O Bhagavan! How many categories are there of the Jīvas with the lowest degree of attachment, knowledge, and five senses, who are born in the realm of the animals? O Gautama! There are infinite categories. Why is it said that there are infinite categories of the Jīvas with the lowest degree of attachment, knowledge, and five senses, who are born in the realm of the animals? O Gautama! One Jīva with the lowest degree of attachment, knowledge, and five senses, who is born in the realm of the animals, is equal to another Jīva with the lowest degree of attachment, knowledge, and five senses, who is born in the realm of the animals, in terms of substance, equal in terms of space, four-fold in terms of perception, four-fold in terms of state, six-fold in terms of the categories of colors, scents, tastes, and touches, equal in terms of the categories of the lowest degree of attachment, knowledge, and six-fold in terms of the categories of the highest degree of attachment, knowledge, and six-fold in terms of the categories of vision and perception. [485-1 Pr.] O Bhagavan! How many categories are there of the Jīvas with the lowest degree of attachment, knowledge, and five senses, who are born in the realm of the animals?