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[1, 2, 188] The **dravya-pramāṇa** (material nature) of the beings in the **saṇṇi-maggaṇā** (path of knowledge) is the same as the general **pramāṇa** (nature).
[83] In the **veda-kṣama-samyag-dṛṣṭi** (perfect vision of the wise), the **dravya-pramāṇa** of the beings from the **asañyata-samyag-dṛṣṭi** (uncontrolled perfect vision) **guṇa-sthāna** (stage of virtue) to the **apramatta-sañyata** (attentive controlled) **guṇa-sthāna** is the same as the general **pramāṇa**. || 179 ||
In the **upasama-samyag-dṛṣṭi** (perfect vision of the calmed), the **dravya-pramāṇa** of the beings from the **asañyata-samyag-dṛṣṭi** to the **sañyata-sañyata** (controlled controlled) is the same as the general **pramāṇa**. || 180 ||
- From the **pramatta-sañyata** (attentive controlled) **guṇa-sthāna** to the **upasānta-kṣaya-vītarāga-chhadma-stha** (calm-decayed-freed-from-passion-hidden-state) **guṇa-sthāna**, how many are the **upasama-samyag-dṛṣṭi** beings in terms of **dravya-pramāṇa**? They are countable. || 181 ||
In the **sāsādana-samyag-dṛṣṭi** (perfect vision of the teacher), the **dravya-pramāṇa** of the beings is the same as the general **pramāṇa**. || 182 ||
In the **samyag-mithyā-dṛṣṭi** (perfect-false vision), the **dravya-pramāṇa** of the beings is the same as the **oha-pramāṇa** (nature of the stream). || 183 ||
In the **mithyā-dṛṣṭi** (false vision), the **dravya-pramāṇa** of the beings is the same as the general **pramāṇa**. || 184 ||
Now, we will discuss the number of beings in terms of **sañjñī-mārgaṇā** (path of knowledge).
According to the **saṇṇī-āṇuvāda** (theory of knowledge), how many are the **mithyā-dṛṣṭi** beings in terms of **dravya-pramāṇa** in the **saṇṇī** (knowers)? They are slightly more than the **deva** (gods). || 185 ||
All **deva** are **sañjñī** (knowers) with **mithyā-dṛṣṭi**, and since the **sañjñī** with **mithyā-dṛṣṭi** in the remaining three **gati** (paths) are only a fraction of those **deva**, therefore, the number of **sañjñī** with **mithyā-dṛṣṭi** is stated here as slightly more than the **deva**.
From the **sāsādana-samyag-dṛṣṭi** **guṇa-sthāna** to the **kṣīṇa-kṣaya-vītarāga-chhadma-stha** **guṇa-sthāna**, the **dravya-pramāṇa** of each **sañjñī** being in each **guṇa-sthāna** is the same as the general **pramāṇa**. || 186 ||
How many are the **asañjñī** (non-knowers) in terms of **dravya-pramāṇa**? They are infinite. || 187 ||
The infinite **asañjñī** do not decrease in number over time due to **osa-p-p-iṇī** (birth) and **ussa-p-p-iṇī** (death). || 188 ||