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By that year, divine eight thousand years is the lifespan of the Nimmānaratī gods. By human reckoning, how much is that? Two hundred crores of years and thirty crores of years and forty hundred thousands of years. What is the lifespan of the Paranimmitavasavattī gods? What are human sixteen hundred years, that is one day and night for the Paranimmitavasavattī gods. By that night, thirty nights is a month. By that month, twelve months is a year. By that year, divine sixteen thousand years is the lifespan of the Paranimmitavasavattī gods. By human reckoning, how much is that? And nine hundred crores of years and twenty-one crores of years and sixty hundred thousands of years. These six are sense-sphere beings, fully endowed with all sense-pleasures; For all of them, reckoned as one sum, how much is the lifespan? For them, twelve hundred crores, and twenty-eight crores; fifty hundred thousands, are declared as the sum of years. 1024. Having developed the first jhāna to a limited extent, where do they reappear? Having developed the first jhāna to a limited extent, they reappear in companionship with the gods of Brahmā's Retinue. What is their lifespan? Of a kappa, t... The next section. Having developed the first jhana to a moderate degree, where do they reappear? Having developed the first jhana to a moderate degree, they reappear in companionship with the Brahma-Purohita deities. What is their lifespan? Half a kappa. Having developed the first jhana to a refined degree, where do they reappear? Having developed the first jhana to a refined degree, they reappear in companionship with the Mahābrahmā deities. What is their lifespan? One kappa. 1025. Having developed the second jhana to a minor degree, where do they reappear? Having developed the second jhana to a minor degree, they reappear in companionship with the Parittābha deities. What is their lifespan? Two kappas. Having developed the second jhana to a moderate degree, where do they reappear? Having developed the second jhana to a moderate degree, they reappear in companionship with the Appamāṇābha deities. What is their lifespan? Four kappas. Having developed the second jhana to a refined degree, where do they reappear? Having developed the second jhana to a refined degree, they reappear in companionship with the Ābhassara deities. What is their lifespan? Eight kappas. 1026. Having developed the third jhana to a minor degree, where do they reappear? Having developed the third jhana to a minor degree, they reappear in companionship with the Parittasubha deities. What is their lifespan? Sixteen kappas. Having developed the third jhana to a moderate degree, where do they reappear? Having developed the third jhana to a moderate degree, they reappear in companionship with the Appamāṇasubha deities. What is their lifespan? Thirty-two kappas. Having developed the third jhana to a refined degree, where do they reappear? Having developed the third jhana to a refined degree, they reappear in companionship with the Subhakiṇha deities. What is their lifespan? Sixty-four kappas. 1027. Having developed the fourth jhana, there is diversity in the object, diversity in attention, diversity in desire, diversity in aspiration, diversity in determination, diversity in resolve, and five Due to diversity of knowledge, some attain companionship with the non-percipient devas, some attain companionship with the Vehapphala devas, some attain companionship with the Aviha devas, some attain companionship with the Atappa devas, some attain companionship with the Sudassa devas, some attain companionship with the Sudassi devas, some attain companionship with the Akaniṭṭha devas, some attain companionship with the devas who have attained the sphere of infinite space, some attain companionship with the devas who have attained the sphere of infinite consciousness, some attain companionship with the devas who have attained the sphere of nothingness, some attain companionship with the devas who have attained the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception. What is the lifespan of the non-percipient devas and the Vehapphala devas? Five hundred kappas. What is the lifespan of the Aviha devas? One thousand kappas. What is the lifespan of the Atappa devas? Two thousand kappas. What is the lifespan of the Sudassa devas? Four thousand kappas. What is the lifespan of the Sudassi devas? Eight thousand kappas. What is the lifespan of the Akaniṭṭha devas? Sixteen thousand kappas. 1028. What is the lifespan of the devas who have attained the sphere of infinite space? Twenty thousand kappas. What is the lifespan of the devas who have attained the sphere of infinite consciousness? Forty thousand kappas. What is the lifespan of the devas who have attained the sphere of nothingness? Sixty thousand kappas. What is the lifespan of the devas who have attained the sphere of neither perception nor non-perception? Eighty-four thousand kappas. 1029. Lifted up by the power of merit, gone to the sensual and form realms. Even having reached the peak of existence, they return to a bad destination. Beings with such long lives, pass away when their life span ends; No existence is permanent, Thus it was said by the Great Seer. Therefore, the wise, the prudent, skillful in discerning the meaning, for liberation from old age and death, develop the supreme path. Having developed the pure path, leading to the immersion in Nibbāna, having fully understood all defilements, they attain final Nibbāna, without defilements. 7. Chapter on What is to be Understood, etc. 1030. Of the five aggregates, how many are to be fully understood, how many are to be fully known, how many are to be abandoned, how many are to be developed, how many are to be realized, how many are not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized? ... (and so on for) ... Of the seven consciousnesses, how many are to be fully understood, how many are to be fully known, how many are to be abandoned, how many are to be developed, how many are to be realized, how many are not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized? 1031. The aggregate of form is to be fully understood, to be fully known, not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. The four aggregates are to be fully understood, to be fully known; sometimes to be abandoned, sometimes to be developed, sometimes to be realized, sometimes not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. The ten sense bases are to be fully understood, to be fully known, not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. The two sense bases are to be fully understood, to be fully known; sometimes to be abandoned, sometimes to be developed, sometimes to be realized, sometimes not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. The sixteen elements are to be fully understood, to be fully known, not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. The two elements are to be fully understood, to be fully known; sometimes to be abandoned, sometimes to be developed, sometimes to be realized, sometimes not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. The truth of the origin is to be fully understood, to be fully known, to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. The truth of the path is to be fully understood, to be fully known, not to be abandoned, to be developed, not to be realized. The truth of cessation is to be fully understood, to be fully known, not to be abandoned, not to be developed, to be realized. The truth of suffering is to be fully understood, to be fully known; sometimes to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized, sometimes not to be abandoned. The nine faculties are to be fully understood To be fully understood, not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. The faculty of mental pain should be directly known, should be fully understood, should be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. The faculty of 'I shall know the unknown' should be directly known, should be fully understood, not to be abandoned, should be developed, not to be realized. The faculty of final knowledge should be directly known, should be fully understood, not to be abandoned, perhaps should be developed, perhaps should be realized. The faculty of one who knows should be directly known, should be fully understood, not to be abandoned, not to be developed, should be realized. Three faculties should be directly known, should be fully understood, not to be abandoned, perhaps should be developed, perhaps should be realized, perhaps not to be developed, should be realized. Six faculties should be directly known, should be fully understood, perhaps should be abandoned, perhaps should be developed, perhaps should be realized, perhaps not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. Three unwholesome roots should be directly known, should be fully understood, should be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. Three wholesome roots should be directly known, should be fully understood, not to be abandoned, perhaps should be developed, not to be realized, perhaps not to be developed. Three indeterminate roots should be directly known, should be fully understood, not to be abandoned, not to be developed, perhaps should be realized, perhaps not to be realized. The nutriment of edible food should be directly known, should be fully understood, not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. Three nutriments should be directly known, should be fully understood, perhaps should be abandoned, perhaps should be developed, perhaps should be realized, perhaps not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. Six contacts should be directly known, should be fully understood, not to be abandoned, not to be developed, not to be realized. The contact of the mind-consciousness element should be directly known,