You’re asking about this principle:

> If any of the kashāyas – krodh (anger), mān (pride), māyā (deceit), lobh (greed) – remain continuously for one year, does it mean something definite for the jīv?

In Jain karma theory (both Śvetāmbara and Digambara), the key points are:

1. Kashāya “lasting one year” = very intense bondage

- When a passion is very strong and sustained, it binds Anantānubandhi mohaniya karma (the most intense type). - This karma blocks right faith and right conduct until it is destroyed.

1. There is no rule that “if kashāya > 1 year, then the jīv is finished / cannot be liberated at all.”

- Jain śāstra does not say: “If anger/greed, etc. stay for one full year, then liberation becomes impossible forever.” - It means: - Very heavy new karma is bound for long future periods. - Spiritual progress is seriously delayed, especially attainment of samyak darshan and higher guṇasthānas. - But as long as one is in saṃsār, there is always the possibility of change: - Reducing kashāyas, - Doing pratikraman, tapa, dhyān, - Cultivating forgiveness, humility, straightforwardness, contentment, etc.

1. Continuous kashāya vs. repeated kashāya

- Practically, no one stays in 100% continuous anger for 365 days; it comes and goes, but the habit and tendency can remain for years. - The teaching is a warning: - If you keep nourishing these four kashāyas for a long time, - You keep binding very subtle and very strong karmas, which will keep you revolving in lower guṇasthānas and in worldly births.

1. What this should mean for us

- The aim is not to calculate “Has my anger lasted one year or not?” - The aim is to understand: - Any unrestrained krodh–mān–māyā–lobh is dangerous. - The longer and more intense, the heavier the bondage. - So we work daily to: - Notice kashāya quickly, - Stop it (saṃyam), - Repent and do pratikraman, - Practice forgiveness, vinaya, and detachment.

In simple words:

• No, Jainism does not say that if a kashāya remains for more than one year then the jīv is “finished” or has “no chance.”
• It does say: long‑standing, intense passions bind the heaviest karmas and block progress until they are genuinely reduced and destroyed.

If you want a gentle overview of kashāyas and their types, you can read more here