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The Seventeenth Leshya-pada: The Second Objective) [273 Gotama! Among the Bhavanavasi Devas, who are of Tejo-leshya, Kapota-leshya, Nila-leshya, and Krishna-leshya, who are less, more, equal, or superior to whom? [1183-1 Pr.] Bhagavan! Among the Bhavanavasi Devas, who are of Krishna-leshya, up to Tejo-leshya, who are less, more, equal, or superior to whom? [1183-1 U.] Gautama! The Bhavanavasi Devas who are of Tejo-leshya are the least, the Bhavanavasi Devas who are of Kapota-leshya are countless times more than them, the Bhavanavasi Devas who are of Nila-leshya are superior to them, and the Bhavanavasi Devas who are of Krishna-leshya are superior to them. [2] In this way, Bhagavan! Among the Bhavanavasi Devis, who are of Krishna-leshya, up to Tejo-leshya, who are less, more, equal, or superior to whom? [1183-2 Pr.] Gautama! (Just as the less and more of the Bhavanavasi Devas who are of Krishna-leshya up to Tejo-leshya has been said) in the same way, the less and more of their Devis should also be said. [3] In this way, Bhagavan! Among the Bhavanavasi Devas and Devis, who are of Krishna-leshya, up to Tejo-leshya, who are less, more, equal, or superior to whom? [1183-3 Pr.] Gautama! The Bhavanavasi Devas who are of Tejo-leshya are the least, the Bhavanavasi Devis who are of Tejo-leshya are countless times more than them, the Bhavanavasi Devas who are of Kapota-leshya are countless times more than them, the Bhavanavasi Devas who are of Nila-leshya are superior to them, the Bhavanavasi Devas who are of Krishna-leshya are superior to them, the Bhavanavasi Devis who are of Kapota-leshya are countless times more than them, the Bhavanavasi Devis who are of Nila-leshya are superior to them, and the Bhavanavasi Devis who are of Krishna-leshya are superior to them. 1184. In this way, the less and more of the three types of Vanamaantara should be said in the same way as the Bhavanavasi (1183 [1-3]) /