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While moving from the previous location to the new location, the straight line of the Tattvarthasutra is inevitably distorted; that is to say, at least one bend must occur. It has also been stated above that living beings (jivas) and non-living substances (pudgala) are the agents of movement. Here, the main question pertains to the jiva. There are two types of jivas that leave the previous body and move to another location: 1. Those who permanently leave the subtle body and transition—these are called "muccaman"—who are on the way to liberation (moksha). And 2. Those who leave the previous gross body and acquire a new subtle body; these jivas are necessarily entwined with the subtle body at the time of intermediate movement. Such jivas are referred to as worldly beings (sansari). The muccaman move to a designated place in liberation with a direct movement, not a curved one; because they arise in the moksha state that follows the straight line of their previous location, not deviating backward or forward at all. However, there are no regulations for the place of origin of a worldly being. Sometimes, the new location where they are to be born is directly along the straightforward path of their previous location, and sometimes it is also along a curved path. This is because the new place of rebirth is dependent on the karmas accrued previously, and since karma is of various kinds, worldly beings can have both direct and curved movements as their attributes. The summary is that, in the state of liberation, the soul has only one straightforward movement; and, in the case of rebirth, both straightforward and curved movements are present. The other name for straight movement is "Ishagati," because it is only direct, like the movement of an arrow propelled by the strength of a bow.