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**In the six realms, the lifespan of a living being**
[1, 6, 11]
The interval between the attainment of restraint and non-restraint is obtained. Similarly, the interval between the attainment of restrained and unrestrained, as per the sutras, is obtained as the minimum interval. The interval between the restrained and unrestrained - a restrained living being becomes unrestrained and again becomes restrained in the shortest possible time. Thus, the interval between the restrained and unrestrained is obtained as the minimum interval. The interval between the unrestrained and unrestrained - an unrestrained living being ascends to the stage of cessation and returns from there and again becomes unrestrained. Thus, the interval between the unrestrained and unrestrained is obtained as the minimum interval.
**The interval of the highest order is less than half a pudgala-parivartana.** [11]
Compared to a single living being, the interval of the highest order for the living beings in the four stages of non-restrained right faith, etc., is less than half a pudgala-parivartana. [11]
The interval of the highest order for a non-restrained right faith living being - an eternal false faith living being, after performing the three karmas, attains the first stage of cessation right faith, cuts through the infinite cycle of existence, and before attaining right faith, performs only half a pudgala-parivartana. Again, he remains in the stage of cessation right faith for an antarmukhurta period (1) and after the remaining time of six avalis in that period, attains the stage of sasadan guna-sthana and obtains the interval. Again, he wanders for half a pudgala-parivartana period with false faith and in the last birth, attains restraint or restraint-non-restraint and becomes a perfect knower with cessation right faith and after the remaining time of the cycle of existence of an antarmukhurta period, becomes non-restrained right faith due to the causes of the results. Thus, the interval as per the sutras is obtained (2). Again, he attains restraint with non-distraction (3) and after performing thousands of reversals in the stages of distracted and non-distracted (4), becomes purified with the purity suitable for the stage of kshapaka (5) and becomes an a-purva-karana kshapaka (6), an a-nivritti-karana kshapaka (7), a sukshma-samparaya kshapaka (8), a kshina-kashaya-vita-raga-chhadmastha (9), a sayoga-kevali (10) and an a-yoga-kevali (11) and attains liberation. Thus, compared to a single living being, the interval of the highest order for the non-restrained right faith living beings is half a pudgala-parivartana period from these eleven antarmukhurtas. Similarly, one should understand this interval of the highest order for the restrained-unrestrained, distracted-restrained and non-distracted-restrained living beings with their own specific characteristics.
**How long is the interval between the four cessations? It is only one moment compared to the lifespan of various living beings.** [12]
Seven, eight or many living beings, after the a-purva-karana cessation period becomes weak, become a-nivritti-karana cessation or non-distracted-restrained and attain death and become gods. Thus, the interval of the a-purva-karana guna-sthana is obtained for one moment. Afterwards, in the second moment, the non-distracted-restrained...