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[364] Jīvattḥāṇaṃ in Chhakkhaṇḍāgama
[2,2, 39] They exist for a certain duration of time. [38]
By the sense-organ-description, for how long do the one-sensed beings exist? [39] According to the sense-organ-path, for how long do the one-sensed beings exist? [39] Minimum, the attainment of the lowest existence. [40] The one-sensed beings exist at least for the duration of the attainment of the lowest existence. [40] Maximum, for an infinite duration of countless transformations of matter. [41] The one-sensed beings exist at most for the duration of countless transformations of matter. How long do the gross one-sensed beings exist? [42] For how long do the gross one-sensed beings exist? [42] Minimum, the attainment of the lowest existence. [43] The gross one-sensed beings exist at least for the duration of the attainment of the lowest existence. [43] Maximum, for the duration of countless, countless aeons of descending and ascending cycles. [44] The gross one-sensed beings exist at most for the duration of countless, countless aeons of descending and ascending cycles. How long do the developed one-sensed beings exist? [45] For how long do the developed one-sensed beings exist? [45] Minimum, for an antarmuhūrta. [46] The developed one-sensed beings exist at least for the duration of an antarmuhūrta. [46] Maximum, for countless thousands of years. [47] They exist at most for countless thousands of years as developed one-sensed beings. How long do the undeveloped one-sensed beings exist? [48] For how long do the undeveloped one-sensed beings exist? [48] Minimum, the attainment of the lowest existence. [49] The undeveloped one-sensed beings exist at least for the duration of the attainment of the lowest existence. [49] Maximum, for an antarmuhūrta. [50] They exist at most for the duration of an antarmuhūrta as undeveloped one-sensed beings. [50]