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34. Question: Which beings are not born in the hells? Which beings can be born in which hells? Answer: One-sensed and विकलत्रय beings are not born in the hells. Non-conscious five-sensed beings are born in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh earths, respectively.
The beings with six संहनन, if born in hell, can be born up to the third earth called मेघा. The beings with five संहनन, without असंप्राप्तासृपाटिका संहनन, can be born up to the fifth earth called अरिष्टा. The beings with four संहनन, i.e., अर्धनाराच संहनन, can be born up to the sixth earth called मघवी. The beings with वज्रवृषभ नाराच संहनन can be born up to the seventh earth.
35. Question: How many times can beings be born in the first and subsequent earths? Answer: The above-mentioned non-conscious beings, if born continuously in the first and subsequent earths, can be born a maximum of eight, seven, six, five, four, three, and two times, respectively. They can go directly from hell to hell, so an interval of other पर्याय is required in between. For example, a non-conscious being may die and
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