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On the other hand, the Tattvartha Sutra states that the soul remains constant, or the emergence of knowledge is stable either until death or throughout life; that is termed ‘avsthit.’ The intuitive knowledge that sometimes diminishes, sometimes increases, sometimes becomes manifest, and sometimes becomes hidden, is termed ‘anavsthit.’ However, even if intuition is born from mere actions and any other human being, one should still understand it as a quality-consciousness. This is because the proper qualities, if they are not retained, do not allow this intuitive knowledge to remain constantly throughout life, just as beings in heaven or hell.
Now we will discuss the distinctions and differences of mental states: "The mental states are ritu (regular) and vipula (vast)." Ritu and vipula are two types of mental states, differing from each other by purity and lack of relapse.
A living being with a mind reflects on any object with their mental faculty. At the time of reflection, according to the distinctions of the object being reflected upon, the mind engaged in contemplation takes on different traits. These forms are the manifestations of the mind. The knowledge that directly comprehends these mental forms is known as mental state knowledge. Through the strength of this knowledge, the forms of the contemplative mind become apparent, but the object of contemplation cannot be known.