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a calpa. The perfect performance of that Jhana gives an 

 entrance into the Maha Brahma world, the duration of life 

 being an entire calpa. These three Brahma worlds, the six 

 beavens, the earth, the residence of the Nagas and Asuras, 

 and the various hells are all destroyed at the termination of 

 each calpa. 



The performance of the 2nd Jhana, comprehending the 

 clear and undisturbed perception of truth, procures an exist- 

 ence in the C3(5c?CT3^33 parittabhaepoc3®D#DSD0, appamanabha 

 and qpS9ede36 abhassara Brahma worlds, the period of life 

 being 2, 4 and 8 calpas. We shall have occasion again to 

 refer to the ^o^cdesd abhassara Brahma world. The 3rd 

 Jhana, in which the devotee is free from the perturbations 

 of pleasure or pain, and being healthy in body and in mind 

 lives in the calm and contented meditation on the doctrines 

 of truth, gives access to three other Brahma worlds more 

 exalted than those previously mentioned, the term of life 

 being 16, 32 and 64 calpas. The 4th Jhana, in which the 

 passions are so subdued that the devotee is always contented, 

 being uninfluenced by the sensations of pleasure or pain, 

 gives access to the remaining seven Brahma worlds, and the 

 four Arupa worlds. The duration of existence is immense, 

 being from 500 to 16,000 calpas. There is a peculiarity in 



In this order, by means of the Jhanas, residence is obtained in 

 the Brahma and Arupa worlds (Wibhangapprakarana and Suman- 

 galawilasini i><2%.) 



From the heaven SoQ%®&)3<5)£&> above, the gods obtain appari- 

 tional birth S3Q@&&d&d?tt®&o&<£!)oa5£&8®qQ3®&od&tt3®c5& chat- 

 tummaharajiketopattaya uperi dewaopepatikayewa. So the beings 

 in hell and the Pretayas. •esdo^^diSsMG^t^fgSe) tatha nereyika 

 petesupicha ; they spring up at once to full maturity, being twelve 

 years old ®o&o®tt3®x£oc&Q^®qq8®ttozg&)3 &c, opepatikd 

 solasawassuddesiko hutwa, (Sumangalawilasini &c.) 



