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Chapter Five of the Sapttatika, there are nine sensory interruptions in the lifespan of a being in the state of a being in the state of a human, and five in the lifespan of a god. Their explanation is as follows:
In one instance, the arising of one (sensory interruption) is the binding of one lifespan, which is capable of being bound in all (lifespans), not two or more. Therefore, in relation to binding and arising, there is one natural binding place and one natural arising place for lifespan, but there are two natural and one natural places of existence. Because the one who has bound the lifespan of the previous existence has two natural places of existence, and the one who has not bound the lifespan of the previous existence has one natural place of existence.
Now, we will explain the sensory interruptions of the lifespan karma. There are three stages of lifespan karma:
1. The stage before the binding of lifespan karma related to the previous existence.
2. The stage of binding of lifespan related to the previous existence.
3. The stage after the binding of lifespan related to the previous existence.
These three stages are called the unbound stage, the bound stage, and the ceased stage, respectively. First, we will consider the sensory interruptions of the lifespan of hell beings.
1. In lifespan, there is generally one binding place, which is one of the four. Due to mutual opposition, there is no binding of two lifespans simultaneously. There is one arising place, which is also one of the four, due to the arising of two lifespans simultaneously. There is one place of existence, which is one of the four. As long as another lifespan of the previous existence is bound, and as long as it is bound in the previous existence and does not arise in another previous existence, it exists.
Sapttatika Commentary, page 156
2. There are three stages of lifespan, namely: the stage before the binding of the lifespan of the previous existence, the stage of the binding of the lifespan of the previous existence, and the stage after the binding of the lifespan of the previous existence.
Sapttatika Commentary, page 150