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## Chapter on Sapta-tika
This chapter discusses two types of eight-fold natural states of existence: one without the rise of infinite karmic bonds (ananta-anubandhi) and the other with the rise of infinite karmic bonds.
The eight-fold natural state of existence without the rise of infinite karmic bonds has only one state of being, which is the 28th natural state of being. This has been explained in the context of the seven-fold natural state of existence.
The eight-fold natural state of existence with the rise of infinite karmic bonds has three states of being:
1. **28th natural state of being:** This state exists until the right faith (samyak-tva) is awakened.
2. **27th natural state of being:** This state exists after the awakening of right faith.
3. **26th natural state of being:** This state exists after the awakening of right faith and wrong faith (samyak-mithyatva). This 26th natural state of being is also present in the soul with eternal wrong faith (anadi-mithyadristi).
The nine-fold natural state of existence is also divided into two types: one without the rise of infinite karmic bonds and the other with the rise of infinite karmic bonds. The nine-fold natural state of existence without the rise of infinite karmic bonds has only one state of being, which is the 28th natural state of being. However, the nine-fold natural state of existence with the rise of infinite karmic bonds has three states of being, as explained above.
The ten-fold natural state of existence only exists with the rise of infinite karmic bonds. Otherwise, the ten-fold natural state of existence does not exist. Therefore, it has all three states of being: 28th, 27th, and 26th.
At the time of the 21st natural state of bondage, the state of being is only the 28th.