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## Chapter 70
**On the Dissolution of Karma**
In the mixed karma-state, there are a minimum of 3, 5, 5, 3 dissolutions in the hell, etc. realms. In the fourth karma-state, there are four dissolutions each in the deva and hell realms, as the bondage of the tiryanchayu does not dissolve. In the human and tiryancha realms, there are six dissolutions each, as the bondage of the ayu and mantra does not dissolve. This is because the absence of their bondage occurs in the sasadan karma-state. In the deshavirat karma-state, there are three dissolutions each for the tiryancha and humans, in relation to the andha, abandha, and uparatabandhas. In the sixth and seventh karma-states, there are three dissolutions each in relation to the bondage of the human and deva ayu. Thus, in the seven karma-states of mithyadrishti, etc., the total number of dissolutions is a minimum of 28, 26, 16, 20, 6, 3, 3.
After considering the dissolutions of vedaniya and ayu karma, we now consider the dissolutions of gotra karma.
**Dissolutions of Gotra Karma**
There are two types of gotra karma: uchchagotra and nichagotra. In a single lifetime, a being experiences the bondage of one and the arising of the other. This is because the bondage or arising of both is mutually exclusive. When uchchagotra is bound, nichagotra is not bound, and vice versa.
**Additional Dissolutions**
In addition to these dissolutions, the gotra karma section mentions some additional dissolutions of ayu karma in the human realm, in relation to upshamashrani and kshapakani. In upshamashrani, there are two dissolutions each in relation to the abandha and uparatabandhas of the deva ayu, as the deva ayu is not bound. In kshapakani, there is only one dissolution in relation to the abandha, as the uparatabandhas are absent. Therefore, in the four karma-states of upshamashrani, there are two dissolutions each, and in kshapakani, there is one dissolution each from the apurvakarana to the ayogikevali karma-state.