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[410] [Prajñāpanā Sūtra U.] Gautama! There are said to be four types of Asamjñi-prāyuṣya. They are as follows: from Nārayika-asamjñi-prāyuṣya up to Deva-asamjñi-prāyuṣya. 1472. Asamjñi, Bhante! Does he acquire Nārayika-prāyuṣya or does he acquire Deva-prāyuṣya? Gautama! He acquires both Nārayika-prāyuṣya and Deva-prāyuṣya. While acquiring Nārayika-prāyuṣya, he acquires a prāyuṣya of ten thousand years in the lowest and an immeasurable part of the highest Palyopam. While acquiring Tiryanchayonika-prāyuṣya, he acquires a prāyuṣya of the lowest Antomuhurta and an immeasurable part of the highest Palyopam. Similarly, one should say that he also acquires Manushaya-prāyuṣya and Deva-prāyuṣya like Nārayika-prāyuṣya. 1473. Bhante! Of this Nārayika-asamjñi-prāyuṣya up to Deva-asamjñi-prāyuṣya, which is the least, which is the most, which is equal, and which is special? (U.) Gautama! The least is Deva-asamjñi-prāyuṣya, Manushaya-asamjñi-prāyuṣya is immeasurable times more than that, Tiryanchayonika-asamjñi-prāyuṣya is immeasurable times more than that, and Nārayika-asamjñi-prāyuṣya is immeasurable times more than that. || Paṇṇavaṇāe Bhagavatiae Vīsaimaṁ Antakriyāpaṁ Samattaṁ || |1473 Pra.] Bhante! Of this Nārayika-asamjñi-prāyuṣya up to Deva-asamjñi-prāyuṣya, which is the least, which is the most, which is equal, and which is special? (U.) Gautama! The least is Deva-asamjñi-prāyuṣya, Manushaya-asamjñi-prāyuṣya is immeasurable times more than that, Tiryanchayonika-asamjñi-prāyuṣya is immeasurable times more than that, and Nārayika-asamjñi-prāyuṣya is immeasurable times more than that. Commentary—Asamjñi's prāyuṣya: type, state, and least-most—These three sūtras (1471 to 1473) discuss the binding of Nārayika-ādi prāyuṣya in the Asamjñi state, as well as the least-most of the binder and the bound. The intended meaning of Asamjñi-prāyuṣya is the prāyuṣya that a being binds while being Asamjñi and being fit for rebirth. Nārayika-asamjñi-prāyuṣya is the prāyuṣya of an Asamjñi who is fit for Nārayika. Similarly, one should understand Tiryanchayonika-asamjñi-prāyuṣya, Manushaya-asamjñi-prāyuṣya, and Deva-asamjñi-prāyuṣya.