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[64] It is not possible to see the individual bodies of the countless Nigoda (micro-organisms). Only the bodies of the infinite Nigoda beings are visible. / / 103 / / [11] If one were to place a single Nigoda being in each region of the Lokakasha (space) and measure them, then there would be countless Lokakashas (spaces). (But there is only one Lokakasha, and it is also countless in its regions.) // 104 // / If one were to place a single being in each region of the Lokakasha, in each plant body, and measure them, then there would be countless Lokakashas. // 105 // / The number of Nigoda beings in each plant body is equal to a countless fraction of the Lokakasha (i.e., the number of regions in the Lokakasha is countless). And the number of Nigoda beings in each plant body that are not fully developed is equal to countless Lokakashas. And the number of ordinary beings is equal to infinite Lokakashas. / / 106 // [The meaning of the verse that has been thrown in] "These (previously mentioned) bodies have clearly described the form of those Nigoda beings. The subtle Nigoda beings are only knowable through the teachings of the Tirthankaras (by listening to their words). Because these (subtle Nigoda beings) are not visible to the eyes. / / 1 / / " Any other types of plants (not mentioned) should be understood as ordinary or belonging to each plant body, according to their characteristics. 55. [1] These (all the previously mentioned types of plant-bodied beings) are said to be of two types in summary. They are as follows: fully developed and not fully developed. / [55-1] Those that are not fully developed are not yet accomplished (they have not fulfilled their potential). [3] Those that are fully developed, in terms of their color, smell, taste, and touch, are like a thousand heavens, countless, and like a thousand times a thousand times a thousand. / The not fully developed beings are inferior to the fully developed beings.