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[334] [Prajñāpanā Sūtra] The state of a one-sense-endowed sufficient being - A one-sense-endowed sufficient being remains in the one-sense-endowed sufficient state for a thousand years. The reason for this is that the excellent state of existence of an earth-bodied being is 22,000 years, that of a water-bodied being is 7,000 years, that of an air-bodied being is 3,000 years, and that of a plant-bodied being is 10,000 years. All these together amount to a thousand years in number. / The state of existence of a two-sense-endowed sufficient being - A two-sense-endowed sufficient being remains in the two-sense-endowed sufficient state for a number of years. / The duration of the state of existence of a two-sense-endowed being is twelve years, but it is not possible for all existences to be in the excellent state. Therefore, even if we combine a number of sufficient existences, it can only amount to a number of years, not hundreds or thousands of years. The state of existence of a three-sense-endowed sufficient being - A three-sense-endowed sufficient being remains in this state for a number of nights and days. The state of existence of a three-sense-endowed being is 46 days. Therefore, even if it undergoes a number of existences, all together they amount to a number of nights and days. The state of existence of a four-sense-endowed sufficient being - A four-sense-endowed sufficient being remains in the four-sense-endowed sufficient state for a number of months, because the excellent state of existence of a four-sense-endowed being is 6 months. Therefore, even if it undergoes a number of existences, they amount to a number of months. ' The fourth gate of the body 1285. Can a being remain in the state of a body, O Venerable One? Can it remain, how long? Gautama! It has been said that a being can remain in the state of a body in two ways. They are as follows - (1) without beginning and without end, and (2) without beginning and with an end. / 1286. How long does an earth-bodied being remain in the state of an earth-bodied being, O Venerable One? Gautama! (It remains) for the shortest period of time, an antarmūhurta, and for the longest period of time, an asamkhyeya kalpa; (that is) in terms of time, for an asamkhyeya utsarpini-avani (it remains in the state of an earth-bodied being). In terms of space, for an asamkhyeya loka. / 1287. And so it is for the water-bodied, air-bodied, and plant-bodied beings. / 1. Prajñāpanā Sūtra Malay. Commentary, page 378