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[56] In the Sixfold Doctrine, the number of living beings
[1, 2, 7 etc. The above four types of beings in the four stages of existence have a specific number in each stage.
For example, imagine that the number of beings in the four stages of existence, starting with the Sasadan Samyagdrishti, is 65,536, and the number of Avaharkala is 32. In this way, dividing the number of Avaharkala, which is 32, by the number of Palyopam, which is 65,536, we get the number of beings in the four stages of existence, starting with the Sasadan Samyagdrishti, as 2048, which is an infinitesimal fraction of the Palyopam. This is just an example from the perspective of numerical calculation. The actual representation should also be understood in the same way. In this example, although the number of beings in all four stages appears to be the same (2048), due to the many differences in the Avaharkala, which is the internal moment, the number of beings should be understood as being more or less from the perspective of meaning. This is because the number of Avaharkala, which is the divisor used to determine the number of beings in the four stages of existence, starting with the Sasadan Samyagdrishti, is of many types. For example:
_ The time taken by one atom to touch another atom while moving slowly is called time. There are countless numbers of such times. A group of countless numbers of times is called an Ucchvas. Seven Ucchvas make a Stoka. Seven Stokas make a Lava. Thirty-eight and a half Lavas make a Nali. Two Nalis make a Muhurta. Above the Avali, there are many types of time, such as one time, two times, and three times, which increase progressively until the Muhurta time, with one time less in each case. All these types of time are included in the Avaharkala. In this way, due to the many types of Avaharkala, the number of Avaharkala for the Sasadan Samyagdrishti can be considered as 32, the number of Avaharkala for the Samyagmithyadrishti can be considered as 16, the number of Avaharkala for the Asanyata Samyagdrishti can be considered as 4, and the number of Avaharkala for the Sanjata Sanjata can be considered as 128. Accordingly, dividing these divisors by the number of Palyopam, which is 65,536, we get the number of Sasadan Samyagdrishti beings as 2048, the number of Samyagmithyadrishti beings as 4096, the number of Asanyata Samyagdrishti beings as 16384, and the number of Sanjata Sanjata beings as 512.
Now, to determine the number of Pramatta Sanjata beings, the Uttar Sutra says, "Prammatta Sanjada Daya Pramaneṇa Kevaḍiya? Koḍiputa." [7] How many are the Prammatta Sanjata beings in terms of their number? Kotiprithaktva Pramana. [7]
Here, the number should be taken as greater than three (3) and less than nine (9). According to the teachings of the Paramguru, the number of Prammatta Sanjata beings is 59,398,206.
Now, to determine the number of Aprammatta Sanjata beings, the Uttar Sutra says,