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Answer: In a round pit two thousand *kos* wide and two thousand *kos* deep, fill it with the hair of a ram, such that no part of it can be cut with scissors, and then after one hundred years, remove one hair at a time. The number of years it takes to remove all the hair is called *vyavahar palya*. *Uddhar palya* is countless times greater than *vyavahar palya*, and *anddha palya* is countless times greater than *uddhar palya*. One *utsarpini* and one *avsarpiini* period each last for ten *koda kodi sagar* years. Together, they make up one *kalpa* period of twenty *koda kodi sagar* years.
264. Question: What is an *utsarpini* period?
Answer: An *utsarpini* period is one in which the lifespan, strength, intelligence, and physical abilities of living beings gradually increase.
265. Question: How many types of *utsarpini* periods are there?
Answer: There are six: 1. *Ati dushama* (twenty-one thousand years), 2. *Dushama* (twenty-one thousand years), 3. *Dusham sushama* (forty-two thousand years minus one *koda kodi sagar*), 4. *Susham dushama* (two *koda kodi sagar*), 5. *Sushama* (three *koda kodi sagar*).
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