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## Eighteenth Kāyasthitipada [327 [1261 u.] Gautama! (Naraka) remains in the lowest for ten thousand years, and in the highest for thirty-three sāgaropamas (with Naraka paryāya). / ) 1262. [1] Bhagavan! How long does a Tiryancha (male) remain in the Tiryancha yoni? Gautama! The lowest is antomuhurta, and the highest is infinite time. From the time of infinite utsapini-avapini, from the field of infinite lokas, to countless pudgalparavartanas, those pudgalparavartanas are countless parts of the pavalika (as many as should be understood). / ) [1262-1 u.] Gautama! (Tiryancha male) remains in the Tiryancha form for the lowest antomuhurta and the highest infinite time. From the time of infinite utsapini-avapini, from the field of infinite lokas, to countless pudgalparavartanas (Tiryancha remains Tiryancha). / ) [2] Bhagavan! How long does a Tiryancha (female) remain in the Tiryancha yoni? Gautama! The lowest is antomuhurta, and the highest is three palyopama more than the previous koti. / ) [1262-2 u.] Gautama! (She) remains in the Tiryancha form for the lowest antomuhurta and the highest three palyopama more than the previous koti. 1263. [1] Similarly, in the case of a man... / ) [1263-1] One should understand the same way about the kāyasthiti of a man. / ) [2] Similarly, in the case of a woman... / ) [1263-2] One should understand the same way about the kāyasthiti of a woman. 1264. [1] Bhagavan! How long does a deva remain a deva? Gautama! As it was said about Naraka (in sūtra 1261)... / ) [1264-1 u.] Gautama! As it was said about Naraka (in sūtra 1261), the same should be said about the kāyasthiti of a deva. / ) [2] Bhagavan! How long does a devi remain in the paryāya of a devi? Gautama! The lowest is ten thousand years, and the highest is fifty-five palyopama. / ) [1264-2 u.] Gautama! (She) remains in the form of a devi for the lowest ten thousand years and the highest fifty-five palyopama. / )