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[Sixth Inverted Stage] [459 There are infinite beings who die as plants and are born again as plants, and countless beings who die as other bodies and are born as plants. Why are the number of humans born from the womb and the number of beings born in the heavenly realms limited? Humans are born in the heavenly realms, which are limited in number. Animals are not born there. Fifth Gate of Doubt: The origin (progression) of the four-gated beings from their previous births is explained. 636. [1] "O Venerable One! From where are the beings in hell born? Are they born from beings in hell? Are they born from animals? Are they born from humans? Or are they born from gods?" [636-1 Q] "Gautama! Beings in hell are not born from beings in hell, they are born from animals, and they are born from humans, but they are not born from gods." [639-1 A] [2] "If they are born from animals, then are they born from one-sensed animals, two-sensed animals, three-sensed animals, four-sensed animals, or five-sensed animals?" [639-2 Q] "Gautama! They are not born from one-sensed animals, nor from two-sensed animals, nor from three-sensed animals, nor from four-sensed animals, but they are born from five-sensed animals." [639-2 A] [3] "If they are born from five-sensed animals, then are they born from five-sensed animals that live in water, five-sensed animals that live on land, or five-sensed animals that live in the sky?" 1. (a) Prajnapana Sutra M. Vritti, Folio 208, 206, (b) Prajnapana. Pra. Bo. Tika Bha. 2, p. 992