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The most excellent **avagahana** is that of the **mahamatsya** (great fish) which occurs in the middle of the **svayambhuraman** ocean. Its measurement is 1000 **yojan** long, 500 **yojan** wide and 250 **yojan** thick.
Question 157: Compared to **ekendriya** etc. beings, what is the most excellent and the least **avagahana** and in which beings is it found?
Answer: Among **ekendriya** beings, the most excellent **avagahana** is that of the **kamal** (lotus) which is slightly more than a thousand **yojan**, among **dwiendriya** beings, it is that of the **shankha** (conch) which is 12 **yojan**, among **triendriya** beings, it is that of the **graishmi** (ant) which is 3 **kos**, among **chaturindriya** beings, it is that of the **bhramara** (bumblebee) which is one **yojan** and among **panchendriya** beings, it is that of the **mahamatsya** (great fish) which is a thousand **yojan** long.
Among **ekendriya** beings, the least **avagahana** is that of the **nigod** (tiny insect) which is an innumerable part of a **ghanangula**, among **dwiendriya** beings, it is that of the **anudhri** (blind worm) which is an innumerable part of a **ghanangula**, among **triendriya** beings, it is that of the **kundhu** (worm) which is innumerable times that of **dwiendriya** beings, among **chaturindriya** beings, it is that of the **kanamaskika** (small fly) which is innumerable times that of **triendriya** beings, among **panchendriya** beings, it is that of the **sikthamatsya** (small fish) which is innumerable times that of **chaturindriya** beings.
Question 158: What are the causes of **samyaktva** (right faith) in **tiyancha** (heavenly beings)?
Answer: Some **tiyancha** beings attain **samyaktva** through **pratibodh** (awakening), some through **sukh-dukh** (pleasure and pain)
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