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The *Prajñāpanā Sūtra* states that lotus (padma), utpala, nalina, subhaga, sugandhika, arvind, kokanad, satapatra and sahasrapatra have a single life in their stalk, outer leaves and granules. Their inner leaves, stamens and fruits are also each inhabited by a single life. // 10 //
The *Prajñāpanā Sūtra* states that bamboo (veṇu), nal (nād), ikṣuvaṭik, samāseksu and ikkaḍ, raṇḍ, kakara, suṭhi (sonth), vihuṅgu (vihaṅgu) and dūba, as well as other grasses and plants with nodes (por = knots), have a single life in their axis, nodes and balimotaka (the circular part that surrounds the knots). Their leaves are each inhabited by a single life, and their flowers are inhabited by many lives. // 12 //
The *Prajñāpanā Sūtra* states that the fruits of puṣya, kāliṅga, tumba, apuṣa, elvālu (chīrbhaṭ-chībhṛaḍ-kakṛī), vālu (chīrbhaṭ-kakṛī), and ghoṣāṭaka (ghoṣātaka), paṭola, tindūka, tindūsa fruits, all have leaves that are each inhabited by a single life. Their stalks, peduncles and gir (katāha), as well as their stamens (jaṭā) or stamenless (jaṭārhita) seeds (mījā), are each inhabited by a single life. // 14 //
The *Prajñāpanā Sūtra* states that sapphāka, sadhyāta (sadhyāta), uvvehalia and kuhaṇ, as well as kandukya, are all inhabited by many lives. // 66 //
The *Prajñāpanā Sūtra* states that flowers can be aquatic (jalaja) or terrestrial (sthala), stalked (vṛntabaddha) or stalkless (nālabaddha), and can be inhabited by a finite number of lives, an infinite number of lives, or even an immeasurable number of lives. // 6 //
The *Prajñāpanā Sūtra* states that flowers with stalks are inhabited by a finite number of lives. The fruits of the *thūhara* (snihka) are inhabited by an infinite number of lives. Similarly, other flowers that resemble the *thūhara* flower should also be considered to be inhabited by an infinite number of lives. // 87 //
The *Prajñāpanā Sūtra* states that the roots of the lotus (padmakanda), utpala (utpalinīkanda) and antarakanda, as well as the *jhillī* (a type of plant), are all inhabited by an infinite number of lives. However, their *bhis* and *mṛṇāla* are each inhabited by a single life. // 188 //
The *Prajñāpanā Sūtra* states that the roots of the *palāṇḍakanda* (onion), *lahasūnakanda* (garlic), *kandalī* (a type of root) and *kusumbaka* (kustumbaka or kuṭumbaka) (a type of plant) are each inhabited by a single life. Any other plants that resemble these should also be considered to be inhabited by a single life. // 89 //