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## Chapter 220/Go. Sa. Jivakanda
## Verse 156
The number of five-sensed beings is obtained by dividing the total number of beings by the square of the known part of the "Suchyangal" (a unit of measurement). From this, subtracting the countless number of hell beings, countless gods, and countless humans, the number of five-sensed animals is obtained.
Dividing the "Jagatpratar" (the total lifespan of the universe) by the square of the known part of the "Suchyangal", the number of five-sensed beings is obtained, which is "Madhyam Prasankhyata-sankhyat" (a very large number). From this, subtracting the number of hell beings, humans, and gods, the number of five-sensed beings is obtained.
Multiplying the lifespan of the gods by the number of "Sankhyatarupas" (a unit of time), the lifespan of five-sensed animals is obtained. Alternatively, squaring the number of "Angulas" (finger widths) in six hundred "Yojanas" (a unit of distance), the lifespan of five-sensed animals is 2123 "Koda-kodi", 36 "Kodi-lakh", and 64 "Kodi-hazar" (2123,36,64,0000000000) "Pratarangulas".
This lifespan of five-sensed animals is not consistent with the teachings of many Acharyas (teachers), as the lifespan of "Vyantar" (a type of god) is only the square of the number of "Angulas" in three hundred "Yojanas".
**Doubt:** How do we know that the lifespan of five-sensed animals mentioned earlier is incorrect and the lifespan of "Vyantar" gods is correct?
**Solution:** There is no definitive answer to this question. It is possible that one of the two lifespans is incorrect, or both are incorrect.
The original sutras (aphorisms) of the "Patkhandagam" state that the "Jagatpratar" is reduced by the number of five-sensed animals multiplied by the lifespan of the gods, in relation to the "Kshetra" (space). The lifespan of the gods is the square of 256 "Angulas". The number of gods is obtained by dividing the "Jagatpratar" by the square of 256 "Angulas" in relation to the "Kshetra".
According to Shri Nemichandra Siddhantachkravarti, the number of five-sensed beings is obtained by dividing the "Jagatpratar" by the square of 600 "Yojanas". The number of five-sensed animals is countless in relation to the "Dravyapraman" (substance), and countless-countless in relation to the "Kal" (time). In relation to the "Kshetra", the number of five-sensed animals is countless times less than the lifespan of the gods.
1. "Khettena Panchitiemu Padaram Avahiradi Prasangulam Samsa Ujjad Bhag Bagga Padimasha ||22|| [3, p. 3 p. 314; Dh. Pu. 7 p. 27. Sutra 64]
2. Dh. Pu. 7 p. 253
3. Pa. Pu. 3 p. 230
4. Pa. Pu. 3 p. 231
5. Dh. Pu. 3 p. 230 Sutra 35, Dh. Pu. 7 p. 253 Sutra 21
6. Dh. Pu. 7 p. 260 Sutra 33, Dh. Pu. 3 p. 268 Sutra 55