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some infernal beings' longevity, at the most, is expounded as seven oceansimiles. On the fourth earth [Mud-lustre-Pankaprabhā] some infernal beings' longevity, at least, is expounded as seven ocean-similes. Some Demon (Asurakumāra) gods’ longevity is expounded seven pit-similes. In the paradises Saudharma and Iśāna, some gods' longevity is expounded as seven pit-similes. In the paradise, Sanatkumāra some divinities' longevity, at the most, is expounded as seven ocean-similes. In the paradise Māhendra, some divinities' longevity, at the most, is expounded over seven ocean-similes. In the paradise Brahmaloka, some divinities' longevity, at least, is expounded as seven oceansimiles.
7[3] जे देवा समं समप्पभं महापभं पभासं भासरं विमलं कंचणकूडं सणंकुमारवडेंसगं विमाणं देवत्ताते उववण्णा तेसि णं देवाणं उक्कोसेणं सत्त सागरोवमाइं ठिती पण्णत्ता। तेणं देवा सत्तण्हं अद्धमासाणं आणमंति वा पाणमंति वा ऊससंति वा नीससंति वा। तेसि णं देवाणं सत्तहिं वाससहस्सेहिं आहारट्टे समुप्पज्जति।
The longevity of those gods manifested in celestial abodes Sama, Samaprabha, Mahāprabha, Prabhāsa, Bhāsura, Vimala, Kancanakuta and Sanatkumārāvatarsaka, is expounded, at the most, over seven ocean-similes. These gods breathe in or breathe forth or exhale or inhale [once] in every seven fortnight and feel hunger after seven thousand years. 7[4] संतेगतिया भवसिद्धिया जीवा *जे सत्तहिं भवग्गहणेहिं सिज्झिस्संति बुज्झिस्संति जाव अंतं करेस्संति।
Among the fit to be liberated souls some will liberate up to will annihilate the entire miseries by taking the [next] seventh birth.
*जे णं हे
।
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