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[424] [From the Prajñāpanā [537-1 Pr.]] O Bhagavan! How many synonyms have been stated for the infinite-region aggregates (anantapradeśī skandha) of the lowest state (jghanya sthiti)? [537-1 U.] Gautama! Their synonyms are infinite. [Pr.] O Bhagavan! Why is it said that the infinite-region aggregates of the lowest state have infinite synonyms? [U.] Gautama! One infinite-region aggregate of the lowest state is equal to another infinite-region aggregate of the lowest state in terms of substance (dravya), is six-place-degenerated (ṣaṭsthānapatita) in terms of regions, is four-place-degenerated in terms of penetration (avagāhanā), is equal in terms of state, and is six-place-degenerated in terms of color, etc., and the eight contacts (aṣṭa sparśa). [2] And in the same way (evam ukkosathiye vi) / [537-2] One should understand the synonyms of the infinite-region aggregate of the highest state (utkṛṣṭa sthiti). [3] And in the same way (evam ceva) / for the infinite-region aggregates of the non-lowest, non-highest (madhyama) state, the statement regarding synonyms should be made in the same way. The special feature is that it is four-place-degenerated in terms of state. Discussion - The synonyms of the two-region (dvipradeśī) to infinite-region aggregates, which have specific penetration (avagāhanā) and state, from the lowest (jghanya) to the highest (utkṛṣṭa), have been presented in the thirteen sūtras (sū. 525 to 537). The synonyms of the atomic pudgalas (paramāṇu pudgala) and the two-region, three-region, up to a definite number of regions (yāvat saṅkhyātapradeśī), innumerable regions (asaṅkhyātapradeśī), and infinite-region aggregates (anantapradeśī skandha) of the lowest, highest, and middle penetration (avagāhanā) and state have been presented. The two-region aggregate of the lowest penetration is six-place-degenerated in terms of the four contacts - The two-region aggregates of the lowest penetration have only the four contacts of cold, hot, rough, and smooth. The other four contacts of harsh, hard, light (laghu), and heavy (guru) are not found in them. They have six-place-degeneration (ṣaṭsthānapatita hīnādhikta). There is no middle penetration in the two-region aggregate - A mass of two atoms is called a two-region aggregate. Its penetration is either in one region of space or at most in two regions of space. The penetration that occurs in one region is the lowest penetration, and the penetration that occurs in two regions is the highest. There is no penetration between these two. Therefore, there is no middle penetration. The four-region aggregates of the middle penetration have excess and deficiency - The lowest penetration of the four-region aggregate is in one region, and the highest penetration is in four regions. There are two types of middle penetration - in two regions and in three regions. Therefore, if a four-region aggregate of the middle penetration is deficient in penetration, it will be one-region deficient, and if it is more, it will be one-region excessive. There can be no more excess or deficiency in them.