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## The Fourfold Nature of Pudgala
This is an explanation of the nature of Pudgala dravya.
**The fourfold nature of Pudgala dravya is to be known:**
* **Skandha:** Skandha
* **Skandhadesa:** Skandha-region
* **Skandhapradesa:** Skandha-subregion
* **Paramāṇu:** Atom
**Explanation:**
Pudgala dravya exists in these four forms: sometimes as Skandha, sometimes as Skandhadesa, sometimes as Skandhapradesa, and sometimes as Paramāṇu. There is no other possibility. This is why they are said to have fourfold nature.
**Further Explanation:**
This is a statement about the different forms of Pudgala dravya.
Pudgala dravya exists in the world sometimes as Skandha, sometimes as Skandhadesa, sometimes as Skandhapradesa, and sometimes as Paramāṇu. There is no other possibility. This is why they are said to have fourfold nature.