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Infinity, due to differentiation, is also of three types. Thus, there are a total of 7 differentiations of the three. All seven places are of three types each, due to the differentiation of inferior, medium, and superior. Thus, there are a total of (7 x 3) = 21 differentiations in terms of numerical evidence. 168. Question: What is Utsēdhāṅgul and what is measured by it? Answer: Eight barleycorns make one aṅgul, which is called Utsēdhāṅgul, Vyavahārāṅgul, or Sūcyaṅgul. The height of the bodies of gods, humans, Tithanchas, and hell beings, and the measure of the dwelling places of gods, cities, etc., are measured by this Utsēdhāṅgul. 166. Question: What is Pramāṇāṅgul and what is measured by it? Answer: Five hundred Utsēdhāṅguls make one Pramāṇāṅgul. This Pramāṇāṅgul is the aṅgul of the first Chakravarti of the Avasarpini Kāla. The measure of islands, oceans, Kulachala, altars, rivers, lakes, lotuses, and Bharata, etc., is measured by this Pramāṇāṅgul. 170. Question: What is Ātmāṅgul and what is measured by it?