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In the state of inclusion and the deceased group, Ametha's Shayogic Samyagdarshan is found. In the inadequate state of the Narakas of the second and subsequent Earths, there is no Samyagdarshan because the Samyagdristi Jiva is not born beyond the first Earth. In the adequate state, both Upshama and Kshayopama Samyagdarshan are found. 38. Question: What is the inferior, medium and superior lifespan of the Narakas of the first and subsequent Earths? Answer: The superior lifespan of the Narakas of the first and subsequent Earths is one ocean, three oceans, seven oceans, ten oceans, seventeen oceans, twenty-two oceans and thirty-three oceans respectively. The superior state of the previous Naraka, which is one time more, becomes the inferior lifespan of the next Naraka. The inferior lifespan of the first Earth is ten thousand years. There are many options for the medium lifespan. 36. Question: What is the order of lifespan increase of the Narakas in the layers of the first and subsequent Earths? Answer: There are thirteen layers in the first Earth. The inferior and superior lifespans in them are as follows: Name of the layer Inferior lifespan Superior lifespan 1. Simantaka 10,000 years 90,000 years (25)