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245. Question: How many times does one have to attain the *Bhavalingi Muni* state?
Answer: One has to attain the *Bhavalingi Muni* state a maximum of 32 times. Liberation is attained definitely from the third *Muni* state. The *Dravyalingi Muni* state can be attained an infinite number of times. Some attain liberation by attaining the *Bhavalingi Muni* state only once.
246. Question: What are the general causes (reasons) for the bondage of karma?
Answer: Generally, *Mithyatva*, *Avirati* *Kashaya*, and *Yoga* are the four causes of bondage. Sometimes *Pramada* is also considered a cause of bondage, but here it is included in *Kashaya*. In the first *Gunasthan*, all four causes of bondage are present. In the three *Gunasthanas* from *Sāsādana* to *Samyagdṛṣṭi*, bondage occurs due to these three causes: *Avirati*, *Kashaya*, and *Yoga*. In the *Deśa-saṃyata* *Gunasthan*, *Avirati* is abandoned, and the second cause called *Avirati* is present along with *Virati*. The remaining *Kashaya* and *Yoga* are fully present. From *Pramatta-saṃyata* to *Sūkṣma-sāṃpārāya*, there are five
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