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CHAPTER FOUR
In the case of the first hellish ground the minimum lifeduration is 10,000 years. 44.
The same order of succession which in the aphorism 42. has been described for the minimum life-duration of the heavenly beings obtains for the minimum life-duration of the hellish beings residing in the grounds second onwards. According to this rule the maximum life-duration in the first ground and the minimum in the second both measure one sāgaropama, the maximum in the second and the minimum in the third both measure 3, the maximum in the third and the minimum in the fourth both measure 7, the maximum in the fourth and the minimum in the fifth both measure 10, the maximum in the fifth and the minimum in the sixth both measure 17, the maximum in the sixth the minimum in the seventh both measure 22. As for the minimum life-duration in the first hellish ground, it measures 10,000 years. 43-44.
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The Minimum Life-duration in the Case of the Bhavanapatis: In the Bhavanas also the minimum life-duration measures 10,000 years. 45.
The Life-duration in the Case of the Vyantaras:
The minimum life-duration in the case of the Vyantaras is 10,000 years. 46.
And the maximum life-duration in their case is one palyopama. 47.
The Life-duration in the Case of the Jyotiskas :
In the case of the Jyotiskas-that is, Suryas and Candras the maximum life-duration is somewhat more than one palyopama. 48.
In the case of grahas it is one palyopama. 49. In the case of nakṣatras it is palyopama. 50.
In the case of tārās it is
palyopama. 51.
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