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Appendix-2
Time can come from one Gunasthan to another Gunasthan. In addition to the death-related bond, other bonds like Bhupaskara are also mentioned.
The Karmagranth mentions the bond from one to two, two to three, three to four, etc., and mentions nine Bhupaskara bonds in ten bond-places. However, in Karmakanda, eleven more Bhupaskara bonds are mentioned besides these. They are as follows:
- A being binds 17 bonds by binding one bond in relation to death, 17 bonds by binding three bonds, 17 bonds by binding four bonds, and 17 bonds by binding five bonds. Therefore, these five Bhupaskara bonds are related to death.
- A being binds nine natures in the sixth Pramattasanyata Gunasthan and then binds 13 bonds in the fifth Gunasthan, 17 bonds in the fourth Gunasthan, 18 bonds in the second Gunasthan, and 22 bonds in the first Gunasthan. This is because a being can go to the lower Gunasthan from the sixth Pramattasanyata Gunasthan. Therefore, there are four Bhupaskara bonds of nine.
- Similarly, a being can bind 17, 21, and 22 bonds by binding 13 bonds in the fifth Gunasthan. Therefore, there are three Bhupaskara bonds of 13. A being can bind 21 and 22 bonds by binding 17 bonds. Therefore, there are two Bhupaskara bonds of 17.
- In this way, there are four Bhupaskara bonds of nine, three of 13, and two of 17. However, the Karmagranth mentions only one Bhupaskara bond for each bond-place, making a total of three. Therefore, six remain, and five Bhupaskara bonds related to death have already been mentioned. Thus, the Karmakanda mentions 5 + 6 = 11 more Bhupaskara bonds than the Karmagranth.
- The Karmagranth mentions eight Alpatara bonds, but the Karmakanda mentions eleven. They are as follows:
- The Karmagranth mentions only one Alpatara bond of 17 by binding 22. However, a being can go to all Gunasthan from the first to the seventh Gunasthan, except for the second and sixth Gunasthan. Therefore, there are three Alpatara bonds of 22 because it can bind 17, 13, and nine bonds by binding 22 natures. And 17...