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## The Shortest Duration of the Kashaya's Use - Explanation of Less and More
**Verse 561**
**Verse 8:** The shortest duration of all four Kashayas is one moment, in terms of both exit and entry into a state of existence.
**Explanation:** One should understand the concept of a single moment in terms of both exit and entry. For example, a being in hell, who is affected by a particular Kashaya, may have only one moment of life remaining. When that moment arrives, they are transformed by the Kashaya of anger and spend that single moment in hell before being reborn as a human or animal. This demonstrates that the shortest duration of the Kashaya of anger, in terms of exit, is only one moment.
Now, let's consider the concept of entry. A human or animal being, affected by the Kashaya of anger, may have only one moment remaining before death. Upon death, they are reborn in hell and experience the Kashaya of anger for that first moment. In the second moment, they may be affected by a different Kashaya. This illustrates that the shortest duration of the Kashaya of anger, in terms of entry, is also only one moment. Similarly, one should understand the concept of a single moment in terms of both exit and entry for the remaining Kashayas and states of existence.
**Verse 9-11:** The meaning of the second part of the verse, "Which Kashaya's use is longer than which Kashaya's use," refers to the concept of less and more in the duration of the Kashayas' use. The order of less and more in the duration of the Kashayas' use is as follows: The shortest duration is for the Kashaya of pride, compared to the Kashaya of anger.
**Explanation:** Although the shortest duration of the Kashaya of pride, in terms of the uninterrupted existence of humans and animals, is only a fraction of a moment, it is still the shortest duration compared to the other Kashayas, as it is only a fraction of a moment in terms of its duration.