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• It is untenable that the world has an end
• It is untenable that the world is endless
• The world cannot be partly ending and partly not
• The world cannot be both ending and endless
• The world cannot be neither ending nor endless
• The world is not either finite or infinite, otherwise future world would be impossible
• The world as the constant succession of aggregates, like the flame of a lamp, is neither finite nor infinite
• This argument applies to the world of sentient beingsThe argument against the limit or the infinity of the world applies to the world of sentient beings
• The world should not be taken as either finite or infinite because people attained enlightenment can liberate from transmigration while the others cannot