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## The Chapter of Seven
There are 24 natural states for both the Upashma Samyagdarshi and Vedak Samyagdarshi beings, but this is a special characteristic that the 24 natural states are for the being who has disjoined the Anantanubandhi Chatushk. The 23rd and 22nd natural states are only for the Vedak Samyagdarshi beings. Because a Vedak Samyagdarshi being who is eight years old or older and is striving for Kshapana, when his Anantanubandhi Chatushk and Mithyatva are destroyed, he attains the 23rd natural state. And then, when his Samyagmithyatva is destroyed, he attains the 22nd natural state. This being with the 22nd natural state, when he is in the final stage of destroying the Samyaktva nature and perhaps has already bound the previous life's lifespan, he is born in one of the four gatis after death. It is also said:
"Paddhwago u Manuso Nittho Ghausu Vi Gaisu." - This means that the beginning of the destruction of Darshanmohaniya is only done by a human being, but its end is in all four gatis.
Thus, the 22nd natural state is attained in all four gatis, but the 21st natural state is attained only by the Kshayik Samyagdarshi being. Because only after the destruction of the Anantanubandhi Chatushk and Darshanmohatrik, these seven natures, does Kshayik Samyagdarshan occur.
Similarly, even while having the 8th natural state of Udayasthan, Samyagmithya...