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2. How long do the hellish beings remain in the hellish state according to the *kalānugama* (time-based progression) of the *ekajīva* (individual soul)? ||1||
At least ten thousand years according to the *ekajīva*. ||2||
At most, thirty *sāgaropam* (ocean-like) periods. ||3||
How long do the hellish beings remain in the first earth? ||4||
At least ten thousand years according to the *ekajīva*. ||5||
At most, one *sāgaropam* period. ||6||
How long do the hellish beings remain in the second to seventh earths? ||7||
At least one, three, seven, ten, seventeen, and twenty-two *sāgaropam* periods respectively. ||8||
At most, three, seven, ten, seventeen, twenty-two, and thirty *sāgaropam* periods respectively. ||9||
How long does a being remain in the *tiryanch* (animal) state? ||10||
At least until the *khuddābhavaggahaṇa* (taking hold of the individual soul). ||11||