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76] [Prajñāpanasūtra] Gotama! Does the soul (Jīva) apprehend objects (dravya) in terms of their spatial extent (pradeśa) as one-pradeśa-āvāḍha, two-pradeśa-āvāḍha, or even countless-pradeśa-āvāḍha? [877-4 Pr.] Gotama! The soul does not apprehend objects as one-pradeśa-āvāḍha, nor as two-pradeśa-āvāḍha, but as countless-pradeśa-āvāḍha. [5] Does the soul apprehend objects in terms of their temporal extent (kāla) as one-samaya-dvitīyā, two-samaya-dvitīyā, or even countless-samaya-dvitīyā? Gotama! The soul apprehends objects as one-samaya-dvitīyā, two-samaya-dvitīyā, and even countless-samaya-dvitīyā. [877-5 Pr.] Gotama! The soul apprehends objects as one-samaya-dvitīyā, two-samaya-dvitīyā, and even countless-samaya-dvitīyā. [6] Does the soul apprehend objects in terms of their qualities (bhāva) as having color (varṇa), smell (gandha), taste (rasa), or touch (sparsa)? Gotama! The soul apprehends objects as having color, smell, taste, and touch. [877-6 Pr.] Gotama! The soul apprehends objects as having color, smell, taste, and touch. [7] Does the soul apprehend objects in terms of their color as one-varṇa, two-varṇa, or even five-varṇa? Gotama! In terms of the apprehended object (grahaṇa-dravya), the soul apprehends objects as one-varṇa, two-varṇa, and even five-varṇa. In terms of the universal principle (niyama), the soul apprehends objects as five-varṇa, such as blue, red, yellow, green, and white. [877-7 Pr.] Gotama! In terms of the apprehended object (grahaṇa-dravya), the soul apprehends objects as one-varṇa, two-varṇa, and even five-varṇa. In terms of the universal principle (niyama), the soul apprehends objects as five-varṇa, such as blue, red, yellow, green, and white.