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## The Fourteen Stages of Existence (Chaturdasasthanaka-Samavaya)
**8. Nivrittibadar Gunasthan (Stage of Cessation with Variation):** A being who has subdued the seven natures (fourfold passions and the threefold delusion of perception) reaches this eighth stage. Due to their unique purity, they prepare to subdue the remaining 21 natures of the delusion of conduct. A being who has destroyed these seven natures, a Kshayik Samyagdarshi (perfect seer), prepares for the destruction of these natures. Therefore, the results of beings in this stage vary, and the passions of the Badar (obstruction) category arise. Hence, it is called the Nivrittibadar Gunasthan.
**9. Anivrittibadar Gunasthan (Stage of Cessation without Variation):** All beings who reach this stage simultaneously have the same results; there is no variation or cessation. Therefore, it is called the Anivrittibadar Gunasthan. In this stage, a being in the Upshama (subduing) category abandons all natures except subtle greed, while a being in the Kshapaka (destroying) category destroys all of them and reaches the tenth stage.
**10. Sukshmasampray Gunasthan (Stage of Subtle Passion):** Both categories of beings who reach this stage experience the subtle passion of greed. Therefore, it is called the Sukshmasampray Gunasthan. The name Sampray refers to the passion. A being in the Upshama category subdues this subtle greed and reaches the eleventh stage, while a being in the Kshapaka category destroys it and reaches the twelfth stage. This difference between the two categories is why this stage is called "Sukshmasampray Upshama Kshapaka."
**11. Upshantamoha Gunasthan (Stage of Subdued Delusion):** A being in the Upshama category reaches this stage after subduing subtle greed at the end of the tenth stage. They have completely subdued all natures of the delusion karma, hence it is called the Upshantamoha Gunasthan. This stage lasts for a short internal moment. Upon its completion, the being falls back to the seventh stage. If their cycle of existence continues, they may even reach the Mithyatva (false belief) stage.
**12. Kshinamaha Gunasthan (Stage of Diminished Delusion):** A being in the Kshapaka category, having ascended to the tenth stage, destroys even subtle greed at its end, becoming Kshinamaha (diminished delusion) and reaching the twelfth stage. Since their delusion karma is completely diminished or destroyed, this stage is aptly named "Kshinamaha." This stage also lasts for a short internal moment. Within it, the being destroys countless times the essence of the five natures of knowledge-obscuring karma, the nine natures of perception-obscuring karma, and the five natures of obstruction karma, ultimately destroying them all and attaining omniscience and perfect perception, reaching the thirteenth stage.
**13. Sayogikevali Gunasthan (Stage of Omniscience with Attachments):** In this stage, the Kevali (omniscient) being possesses attachments. Therefore, it is called the Sayogikevali Gunasthan. These Sayogijins (omniscient beings with attachments) continue to preach and wander. When only an internal moment of life remains, they cease their attachments and enter the fourteenth stage.