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## The Sapta-Tika Chapter
This chapter is found in the first five **guna-sthana** (stages of spiritual development). This is because the **tiryanch-gati** (animal realm) only has the first five **guna-sthana**, and not the remaining ones.
During the **bandha-kal** (period of bondage) in the **tiryanch-gati**, there are four types of **bhang** (breakdowns):
1. **Naraka-ayu** (hellish life) bondage, **tiryanch-ayu** (animal life) arising, and the existence of **marak-tiryanch-ayu** (death-animal life).
2. **Tiryanch-ayu** bondage, **tiryanch-ayu** arising, and the existence of **tiryanch-tiryanch-ayu** (animal-animal life).
3. **Manushya-ayu** (human life) bondage, **tiryanch-ayu** arising, and the existence of **manushya-tiryanch-ayu** (human-animal life).
4. **Deva-ayu** (divine life) bondage, **tiryanch-ayu** arising, and the existence of **deva-tiryanch-ayu** (divine-animal life).
The first **bhang** occurs in the **mithya-drishti** (false belief) **guna-sthana**, as **naraka-ayu** bondage does not occur in any other **guna-sthana**. The second **bhang** occurs in the **mithya-drishti** and **sasa-dan** (doubtful) **guna-sthana**, as **tiryanch-ayu** bondage only occurs up to the **sasa-dan** **guna-sthana**. The third **bhang** also occurs in the first two **guna-sthana** - **mithya-drishti** and **sasa-dan**, as **tiryanch** beings only bind **manushya-ayu** in the **mithya-drishti** and **sasa-dan** **guna-sthana**, not in the **avirata-samyak-drishti** (unwavering right belief) and **desh-virata** (detached) **guna-sthana**. The fourth **bhang** occurs in four **guna-sthana** - from the third **samyak-mithya-drishti** (mixed belief) **guna-sthana** to the fourth **desh-virata** **guna-sthana**, excluding the third **samyak-mithya-drishti** **guna-sthana**. The **samyak-mithya-drishti** **guna-sthana** does not have **ayukarma** (karma related to lifespan) bondage, so it is not included here.
Similarly, there are four **bhang** during the **uparat-bandha-kal** (period of cessation of bondage):
1. **Tiryach-ayu** arising and the existence of **narak-tiryanch-ayu**.
2. **Tiryach-ayu** arising and the existence of **tiryanch-tiryanch-ayu**.
3. **Tiryach-ayu** arising and the existence of **manushya-tiryanch-ayu**.
4. **Tiryach-ayu** arising and the existence of **deva-tiryanch-ayu**.
These four **bhang** occur in the first five **guna-sthana**, because any **tiryanch** that has bound **naraka-ayu**, **tiryanch-ayu**, and **manushya-ayu**...