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hells in the past, but who migrated to other existences, and have since come back to the hellish life. Unless this is accepted, the explanation that mixed period has a span innumerable times more than that of the period of total non-replacement loses its meaning. Cf.
eyam puna te jīve paducca suttam na tabbhavam ceba jai hojja tabbhavam to anantakalo na sambhavai
[Tbe Sūtra is relevant not merely of beings sheltered in one particular generation. Had it been relevant of only one generation, then 'innumerable times more would not have become possible.]
The above may be repeated, with suitable modification, of the period of total replacement whose span is innumerable times more than that of the mixed period.
68. The span of total non-replacement for different species is indicated below :
Species : Infernal beings
Span : 12 muhurtas (1 muhūrta 48 minutes)
12
,
Non-humans with five
senses and mind Beings with two, three and
four senses and with five
senses but without mind One-sense static beings Human beings Celestial beings
less than 1 muhürta
nil the same as infernals the same as infernals
Mixed period is innumerable times more than above. Total replacement period is innumerable times more than mixed period.
69. Activities are final, because there are no more activities thereafter, and also because they end all karma bondage. The rest of the discussion in the Pannavanā Sūtra is as follows:
