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The substance of the *Prabuddha* becomes progressively inferior in a multiplied manner. This process of deterioration is called *guna-hani* (loss of merit). For example, a being at one time bound *Prabuddha* in the form of a group of 6300 atoms, and it had a state of 48 *kalas*. In this, there were 6 *guna-hanis* in the form of a group of various *guna-hanis*. Of these, the first *guna-hani* lost 3280, the second *guna-hani* lost 1600, the third *guna-hani* lost 800, the fourth *guna-hani* lost 400, the fifth *guna-hani* lost 200, and the sixth *guna-hani* lost 100 *karma* atoms.
**Question 1268:** What is meant by *guna-hani-ayāma*?
**Answer:** The extent of time for one *guna-hani* is called *guna-hani-ayāma*. For example, in the above illustration, the state of the *Prabuddha* was 48 *kalas*, and there were 6 *guna-hanis*. Therefore, dividing 48 by 6, the extent (duration) of one *guna-hani* is 8 *kalas*. This is called *guna-hani-ayāma*.
The actual measure of the *Prabuddha* is multiplied by an infinite number of *sindhus* and an infinite number of *abhyavyarashis*. Here, for the sake of illustration, 6300 has been assumed.
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