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[364] [From the Prajñāpanā, it is understood that there are two types of Sādī, or three types of Sādī / Of those who are Sādī, the lowest remain in the state of Abhāṣaka for a short time, and the highest for the duration of a Vanaṣpatīkāla / Door 15 // [1375 Q.] O Bhagavan! For how long does an Abhāṣaka jīva remain in the Abhāṣaka state? [1375 A.] Gautama! Abhāṣakas are said to be of three types: (1) Anādi-A-paryavasita, (2) Anādi-S-paryavasita, and (3) Sādi-S-paryavasita / Of these, those who are Sādi-S-paryavasita remain in the Abhāṣaka state for a short time, and the highest for the duration of a Vanaṣpatīkāla. - Fifteenth Door // 15 // Discussion: The fifteenth door, the Abhāṣaka door, presents two sūtras (sū. 1374-1375) which discuss the duration of the Abhāṣaka and Prabhāṣaka jīva in their respective states / The duration of the Abhāṣaka: The duration of the Abhāṣaka state, which is said to be from a short time to a long time, should be understood in relation to the Vachanayogi / The duration of the Prabhāṣaka: The Sādi-Sānta Abhāṣaka (who was an Abhāṣaka and then became a Prabhāṣaka) remains in the Prabhāṣaka state for a short time, then stops for a while and becomes an Abhāṣaka, and then becomes an Abhāṣaka / Alternatively, the Dwīndriya etc. Abhāṣaka jīva is born in the Ekendriya etc. Abhāṣakas, lives there for a short time, and then is born again in the Dwīndriya etc. Abhāṣaka state. At that time, he remains an Abhāṣaka for a short time. The highest, the Vanaṣpatīkāla - that is, the infinite time mentioned earlier - he remains a Prabhāṣaka continuously / Sixteenth Door: 1376. O Bhante! How long does a Parīta jīva remain in the Parīta state? Gautama! There are two types of Parītas / Namely: (1) Kāya-Parīta and (2) Saṃsāra-Parīta / [1376 Q.] O Bhagavan! For how long does a Parīta jīva remain in the Parīta state? [1376 A.] Gautama! There are two types of Parītas / Namely: (1) Kāya-Parīta and (2) Saṃsāra-Parīta / 1377. O Bhante! How long does a Kāya-Parīta remain in the Kāya-Parīta state? Gautama! For a short time, and for the highest, the duration of a Pṛthvīkāla, (that is, -) for countless Utsarpini-Avasarpini (he remains continuously in the Kāya-Parīta state). 1. Prajñāpanā Sūtra, Malay. Vatti, page 394 2. Ibid., Malay. Vatti, page 394