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The maximum duration of this type of samyaktva is as much as 66 saagaropama. Hence, if the living being does not attain liberation in this duration, he is certain to descend to mithyaatva,
Kshayopashama samyaktva from the Karma Grantha point of view:
From the viewpoint of the Karma Granthas, living beings with kshayopashama samyaktva can only be reborn as vaimaanika celestial beings (higher level of heaven).
If the kshayopashama samyaktva is lost, then the living being can be born in any of the four gatis {classes of beings. But as long as kshayopashama samyaktva is present, the living being can only be reborn as a vaimaanika celestial being.
The maximum duration of this type of samyaktva is 66 saagaropama. After which the soul shall descend to the mishra gunasthaana for an antaramuhuurta {less than 48 minutes and then ascend
immediately afterwards. On ascending, it binds kshayopashama samyaktva for a maximum duration of 66 saagaropama. Thus, a total of 132 saagaropaama can be the absolute maximum extent of kshayopashama samyaktva. If the living being does not make an effort and attain liberation in this duration, it is certain to descend to mithyaatva.
This is the key difference between doctrinal texts (sidhaanta) and Karma Granthas, as per page 19 of Aachaarya Chandrashekhara's '14 Gunasthaanaka'.
In the entire cycle of transmigration, kshayopashama samyaktva can be attained numerable times. In a single birth, kshayopashama samyaktva can be attained between 2000 to 9000 separate occasions. The souls of heavenly beings and hellish beings attain kshayopashama samyaktva within one antaramuhuurta of accomplishing paryaapti {core competencies particular to their station.
The souls of sub-human beings can attain kshayopashama samyaktva within two to nine days of accomplishing paryaapti core competencies particular to their station. They attain this either through jaati smarana gyaanaa {where the soul remembers its past lives or through listening to a religious discourse.
Ordinarily, eight years is the earliest age at which humans can attain samyaktva.
Heavenly beings can attain samyaktva either through jaati smarana gyaanaa or through listening to a religious discourse or through seeing the splendour of the Jinaas or on seeing the riddhis {mystical attainments of Indras {kings of heaven and other celestial beings.
Celestial beings belonging to the nine graiveyaka* heavens attain samyaktva through jaati smarana Gyaanaa.
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