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## Svetambara-Digambara Karma-Sahitya Similarities and Differences
Here we present the similarities and differences in the views of Svetambara and Digambara Karma-Sahitya regarding the bondage of karma:
**(1)** There is agreement between the Patamar and Digambara Karma-Sahitya regarding the non-bondage of Aayubandha in the third Gunasthan. The Svetambara Karma-Sahitya does not consider the bondage of Aayukarma in the third Gunasthan. This is also the view of the Digambara Karma-Sahitya.
**(2)** There is a difference of opinion in the Karmagrantha regarding the bondage of 64 Prakṛtis in the second Gunasthan in the case of Prithvikaaya and other Margana. However, the Gommatasar Karmakanda only considers the bondage of 64 Prakṛtis.
**(3)** The Karmagrantha considers the first and second Gunasthan in the case of the Ekendriya to Chakshusindriya Par Indriya Margana and the Prithvi, Jal, and Vanaspati - these three Kaya Margana. The Gommatasar Karmakanda also accepts this view. However, the Sarvartha Siddhikar has a different opinion on this matter. They consider only the first Gunasthan in the case of the Ekendriya and other four Indriya Margana and the Prithvikaaya and other five Kaya Margana.
**(4)** Regarding the acceptance of Gunasthan in Ekendriya, there are two views in the Svetambara sect. The theoretical view considers only the first Gunasthan, while the Karmagrantha view considers the first and second Gunasthan. The same two views are also seen in the Digambara sect. The Sarvartha Siddhi and Bhojiva-kanda represent the theoretical view, while the Gommatasar Karmakanda represents the Karmagrantha view.
**(5)** In the Audarikamishrakaayayoga Margana, the bondage of 176 Prakṛtis in the Mithyatva Gunasthan is considered in the Gommatasar Karmakanda, similar to the Karmagrantha.
**(6)** In the Audarikamishrakaayayoga Margana, the Aviratasamyashti...