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## 120th Century
The highest state of the time-limit is called the excellent state and the lowest state of the time-limit is called the despicable state. In the above two verses, the eight karmas, starting with knowledge-obscuration, have been described as excellent and despicable states. Between these excellent and despicable states, there are many types of intermediate states due to the ability of the living beings to strive. The excellent state of the eight karmas, starting with knowledge-obscuration, is so high that it is impossible to describe it by numerical evidence. Therefore, it has been described by a simile, a type of evidence, called the "ocean simile". The amount that comes from multiplying one crore by one crore is called "kodakodī". The excellent state of the remaining seven karmas, except for the lifespan karma, has been described by the "kodakodī ocean simile". Lifespan karma is the only karma whose state is described not by the "kodakodī ocean simile" but by the "mif ocean simile". Also, there is a special feature in describing the excellent state of lifespan karma, that the excellent state of its two divisions, "narakāyu" and "devāyu", has also been described. The reason for this is that the excellent state of the original lifespan karma is the same as the excellent state of "narakāyu" and "devāyu". Therefore, from the perspective of the "Granthaladhav", the excellent state of the original lifespan karma has not been described separately, but it has been described through two types of consequences, along with the excellent state of those two consequences.
The emergence of passions occurs only up to the tenth subtle-state of the "guṇasthāna". Therefore, there is a state of bondage of karmas up to that point. Living beings up to the tenth "guṇasthāna" are called "sakṣaya" (with passions) and living beings from the eleventh to the fourteenth "guṇasthāna" - "upasāntamoha" (calm passion), "kṣīṇamoha" (diminished passion), "saghomikevalī" (perfect being with a body), "ayogikevalī" (perfect being without a body) - are called "akṣaya" (without passions). Out of the eight karmas, only one karma, the "vedanīya" karma, is...