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Āvali (11 species). All these species have second kind of duration also.
The first duration is defined as the duration before intervalisation and the second duration are later and higher than this.
127.
The term 'medium duration' means a duration neither minimum nor maximum. It is equivalent to innumerable
years.
Further, the term 'maximum' means not the general but particular maximum referring to intensity at a particular time.
The term 'auspicious species' is a part-mention one and it includes the inauspicious species of physique-making Karma also (which may have both types of maximum duration).
128.
In all, 24 species are destroyed through total transition-based transition into other species by the beginner of karmic destruction. The 24 species are (1-8) eight intermediate passions (9-11) somnambulism, deep sleep, deep drowsiness (12-24) 13 species associated with infernal and sub-human destinity.
130.
This is the second basic verse having three sub-sections of bondage, experiencing and transition. Its first sub-section has 3, second sub-section has 2 and the third section has six-a total of eleven explanatory verses.
The terms "Bondage" etc. include all the four types of karmic bondage like mass-point etc. They also involve fruition and
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