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383 [2]. How long, O Lord, is the duration of the hell-beings in the land of Rayanappabhā stated to be ? It is, Goyama, ten thousand years in the minimum and one sägarovama in the maximum.
How long, O Lord, is the duration of the undeveloped hellbeings in the land of Rayaņappabha stated to be ? It is, Goyama, amromuhutta (less than one muhutta) in the minimum and amtomuhutta in the maximum also.
How long, O Lord, is the duration of the developed (hellbeings in the land of Rayanappabhā stated to be ? It is, Goyama,)1 ten thousand years less amtomuhutta in the minimum and one sägarovama less amtomuhutta in the maximum.
383 [3]. How long, O Lord, is the duration of the hell-beings in the land of Sakkarapabha stated to be ? It is, Goyama, one sägarovama in the minimum and three sāgarovama in the maximum.
383 [4]. Similarly, it is to be spoken of the questions about the remaining pahās (hells). Of the hell-beings in the land of Valuyapabhā, it is three sägarovamas in the minimum and seven sägarovamas in the maximum. Of the hell-beings in the land of Pamkapabhā, it is seven sägarovamas in the minimum and ten sägarovamas in the maximum. Of the hell-beings in the land of Dhūmappabhā, it is ten sāgarovamas in the minimum and seventeen sägarovamas in the maximum. How long, O Lord, is the duration of the hell-beings in the land of Tama stated to be ? It is, Goyama, seventeen sāgarovamas in the minimum and twenty-two sāgarovamas in the maximum. How long, ( Lord, is the duration of the hell-beings in the land of Tamatamā stated to be ? It is, Goyama, twenty-two sāgarovamas in the minimum and thirty-three sägarovamas in the maximum.
384 [1]. How long, O Lord, is the duration of the Asur akumāras stated to be? It is, Goyama, ten thousand years in the minimum and a little more than one sägarovama in the maximum. How long, O Lord, is the duration of the Asurakumāra goddesses stated to be ? It is, Goyama, ten thousand years in the minimum and four and a half (4!) paliovamas in the maximum.
384 [2]. (How long, O Lord, is the duration of the)2 Nāgakumāras ? It is, Goyama, ten thousand years in the minimum and a little less than two paliovamas (or two paliovamas less one part) in the maximum. (How long, O Lord, is the duration of the) Nagakumāra goddesses ? It is,
1. The bracketed portion is indicated by jāva in the text. 2. The bracketed portion is indicated by jāva in the text. 3. The bracketed portion is indicated by jāva in the text.
