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## Prajñāpanā Sūtra [656-1 Pr.] Bhagavan! From where are humans born? Are they born from Nairyikas, or from Devas? [656-1 U.] Gautama! They are born from Nairyikas as well as from Devas. [2] From which Nairyikas are they born? Are they born from the Nairyikas of Ratnaprabhā-pṛthvī, or from the Nairyikas of the Adhasaptamee (Tamas-tama) pṛthvī? [656-2 U.] Gautama! They are born from the Nairyikas of Ratnaprabhā-pṛthvī up to the Nairyikas of Tamas-pṛthvī, but they are not born from the Nairyikas of Adhasaptamee-pṛthvī. [3] From which Tiryancha-yonis are they born? Are they born from the Ekendriya Tiryancha-yonis, or from the Panchendriya Tiryancha-yonis? [656-3 U.] Gautama! From whichever Panchendriya Tiryancha-yonis are said to be born, from those same Tiryancha-yonis, the birth of humans should also be said. The special point is that humans are not born from the Nairyikas of Adhasaptamee-pṛthvī, Tejas-kāyikas, or Vāyu-kāyikas. The other special point is that the birth of humans should be said from all Devas, up to the Kalpātita Vaimānika Devas, the Sarvārtha-siddha-vimāna Devas. 657. Bhagavan! From where are the Vāṇavyantara Devas born? [657 U.] Gautama! From whichever Asura-kumāras are said to be born, from those same Asura-kumāras, the birth of Vāṇavyantara Devas should also be said.