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Gommatasara Karmakanda-574: Regarding the bondage, arising, and essence of the lifespan karma in the hellish realm, the lifespan of a human, the lifespan of a beast, and the lifespan of a god.
**Bondage, Non-Bondage, and Cessation of Bondage**
| **Lifespan** | **Bondage** | **Non-Bondage** | **Cessation of Bondage** | **Arising** | **Essence** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Hellish** | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| **Human** | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| **Beast** | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| **God** | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
**Note:** The essence of the original verse is that for each lifespan, there are three types of destruction. Multiply the number of lifespans bound in a particular realm by three to get the total number of destructions.
Subtract one from the number of lifespans bound in a particular realm to get the number of repeated destructions. Alternatively, subtract the number of repeated destructions from the total number of destructions to get the number of non-repeated destructions.
For example, in the realm of the gods, there is bondage of the human and beast lifespans, meaning 243-6 destructions have occurred. In the realm of the gods, there are two lifespans bound, subtracting one leaves one repeated destruction. Subtracting this from six leaves five non-repeated destructions.