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17. Question: How many layers are there in the earths Ratnaprabha etc.? Answer: There are 13 layers in Ratnaprabha earth, 11 in Sharkaraprabha, 6 in Balukaprabha, 7 in Pankaprabha, 5 in Dhumaprabha, 3 in Tamahprabha and 1 in Mahatama Prabha. The total number of layers in all seven earths is 46. These layers are interconnected. 18. Question: How many burrows are there in the earths Ratnaprabha etc. and where are they located? Answer: There are thirty lakhs, twenty-five lakhs, fifteen lakhs, ten lakhs, three lakhs, five less than one lakh and only five burrows respectively in the earths Ratnaprabha etc. The first earth has a large number of burrows and in the other five earths, leaving a thickness of one thousand yojanas above and below, the burrows are located in the middle, in the layers that are formed. The seventh earth is eight thousand yojanas thick. In this, leaving a lot of thickness above and below, the burrows are located only in the middle. These burrows are called hell. 16. Question: How are the burrows arranged in the hell-layers?