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Gommatasara Karmakanda-565
Meaning - In this way, the bondage, arising, and essence of the original natures, as well as their destruction, have been explained. Now, the destruction of bondage, arising, and essence, which are three-fold, will be explained. The Acharya has made such a promise.
In the eight-fold, seven-fold, and six-fold bondage, there are eight types of arising and essence.
In the eight-fold, there are eight types of arising and essence for each of the eight original natures.
In the seven-fold, there are eight types of arising and essence for each of the seven original natures.
In the six-fold, there are eight types of arising and essence for each of the six original natures.
In the one-fold bondage of the original nature, there are seven types of arising and eight types of essence, or seven types of arising and essence, or four types of arising and essence.
In the absence of bondage of the original nature, there is only one option, which is four types of arising and essence.
A table showing the relationship between the bondage, arising, and essence of the original nature.
Essence
Arising
Eight original natures
Eight original natures
Eight original natures
Eight original natures
Eight original natures
Knowledge-obscuring, etc.
Eight original natures
Eight original natures
Eight original natures
Eight original natures
Life without
Seven original natures
Eight original natures
Eight original natures
Delusionary and life without
Six original natures
10th Gunasthan
Eight original natures
Delusionary without
Seven original natures
One original nature
Seven-fold knowledge
15th Gunasthan
Delusionary without
Seven original natures
One original nature
Seven-fold knowledge
52nd Gunasthan
One original nature
Four original natures
Four original natures
One original nature
Seven-fold knowledge
13th Gunasthan
One original nature
Four original natures
Four original natures
Absence of bondage of the original nature
14th Gunasthan
Further, these three-fold destructions are explained in the Gunasthanas.
1. This verse is verse number 4 on page 296 of the Pra.Pan.San.Pu.