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The Kalaya Pahuda Sutta describes the classification of living beings (jivas) based on their spiritual development and the presence or absence of the four passions (kasayas). The text discusses the various stages of spiritual progress, the different types of knowledge (nana), the modes of spiritual transformation (sankrama), and the states of spiritual attainment (sunnathana). It also explains the concept of the influx (asrava) and the destruction of karmic bondage (bandha) in the context of the spiritual journey.
The text covers topics such as the 18, 9, and 11 types of living beings, the 16 and 22 types of spiritual progress, the 23 types of knowledge, the 3 types of ignorance, the 5 types of spiritual transformation, the 23 types of spiritual transformation in the realm of food-taking beings, the 5 types of spiritual transformation in the realm of non-food-taking beings, the 26, 27, 23, 25, and 22 types of spiritual states, the 18,014 types of spiritual states, the 18,014 types of spiritual states excluding the 14 types, the 18 and 14 types of spiritual states, the 12 types of spiritual states in women, the 14, 9, and 7 types of spiritual states in men, the 9, 7, 6, 5, 2, and 1 types of spiritual states in those with the first passion, and the 7, 6, 5, and 1 types of spiritual states in those with the second passion.
The text also discusses the concepts of firm and non-firm spiritual states, the modes of spiritual transformation, the states of karmic bondage and destruction, and the principles of spiritual transformation in terms of substance, space, time, and nature.