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[1, 5, 47] In the Kalpa Sutra, the duration of the lifespan of the *mithyadrishti* (false-believing) beings in hell is described.
[137] From the first to the seventh earth, how long do the *mithyadrishti* beings in hell live? Compared to many beings, they live for all time. [40]
Compared to a single being, the shortest lifespan of the *mithyadrishti* beings in hell on the aforementioned earths is only an *antarmuhurt* (a fraction of a moment). [41]
The longest lifespan of the *mithyadrishti* beings in hell on the aforementioned seven earths is, in order, one, three, seven, ten, seventeen, twenty-two, and thirty-three *sagaropama* (as vast as an ocean). [42]
This longest lifespan should be understood in accordance with the longest lifespan of the hell beings on the intended earth.
The lifespan of the *sasadan* (those who have attained the right faith) and *samyagmithyadrishti* (those who have attained the right faith but have not yet attained liberation) beings on the seven earths, compared to many beings and a single being, is like a *ogh* (a stream). [43]
How long do the *asanyata* (uncontrolled) *samyagmithyadrishti* beings in hell on the seven earths live? Compared to many beings, they live for all time. [44]
Compared to a single being, the shortest lifespan of the *asanyata* *samyagmithyadrishti* beings in hell on the seven earths is an *antarmuhurt*. [45]
The longest lifespan of the *asanyata* *samyagmithyadrishti* beings in hell on the seven earths is, in order, slightly less than one, three, seven, ten, seventeen, twenty-two, and thirty-three *sagaropama*. [46]
Here, the term "slightly less" refers to the three *antarmuhurt* related to the completion, rest, and purification of the *paryapti* (perfection) from the first to the seventh earth, and the six *antarmuhurt* on the seventh earth (according to Sutra 39).
In the *tirikha* (animal) realm, how long do the *mithyadrishti* beings live? Compared to many beings, they live for all time. [47]
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