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In the Cakkhanḍagama, the lifespan of a being is described as follows:
[1, 5, 122]
How long do the subtle one-sense-possessing beings live? Compared to other beings, they live for all durations. [122]
Compared to a single being, the shortest lifespan of the mentioned beings is an antarmukha. [123]
The longest lifespan of the subtle one-sense-possessing beings is an antarmukha. [124]
How long do the subtle one-sense-possessing beings live? Compared to other beings, they live for all durations. [125]
Compared to a single being, the shortest lifespan of the mentioned beings is a kṣudra-bhava-grahaṇa. [126]
The longest lifespan of the mentioned beings is an antarmukha. [127]
How long do the two-sense-possessing, three-sense-possessing, and four-sense-possessing beings, as well as the two-sense-possessing, three-sense-possessing, and four-sense-possessing beings with sufficient merit, live? Compared to other beings, they live for all durations. [128]
Compared to a single being, the shortest lifespan of the two-sense-possessing, three-sense-possessing, and four-sense-possessing beings is a kṣudra-bhava-grahaṇa, and the shortest lifespan of the two-sense-possessing, three-sense-possessing, and four-sense-possessing beings with sufficient merit is an antarmukha. [129]
The longest lifespan of the mentioned beings is a countable number of thousands of years. [130]
How long do the two-sense-possessing, three-sense-possessing, and four-sense-possessing beings with sufficient merit live? Compared to other beings, they live for all durations. [131]
Compared to a single being, the shortest lifespan of the mentioned beings is a kṣudra-bhava-grahaṇa. [132]