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ALL THE JIVAS FROM EKENDRIYA (POSSESSING ONE SENSE) TO CHATURINDRIYA (POSSESSING
FOUR SENSES) ARE CONSIDERED TIRYANCH (THE REALM OF ANIMALS, BIRDS ETC.)
THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE FOUR KINDS OF JIVAS POSSESSING FIVE SENSES Inhabitants of hell
Tiryanch (birds, animals etc.) Human beings Heavenly beings
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Aquatic
Terrestrial
Aerial
Fish Crocodile
Inhabitants of hell live in the seven prithvis (worlds) mentioned in the descending order... Ratnaprabha (Gemlike stones) Sarkaraprabha (Small pieces of stones) Valukaprabha (Sand) Pankaprabha (Mud) - Dhumaprabha (Smoke) Tamahprabha (Darkness) Mahatmahaprabha (Extreme darkness)
Lizard Mongoose Python Serpents Animals in forests and cities (which move on their chests)
Sparrow Crow Parrot and other birds. Bats and Vampires
Living in (1) Bhavanapathi Karmabhoomi (Under the earth) (mainly working)
(2) Vyantar (Ghosts) Living in
(3) Jyothishas Akarmabhumi
(Bright ones) (No work) (4) Vaimanika Living in
(Divine Airship). Antardweep (1) In the nether world (Interior of an island)
(2) In the lower level (3) The sun, the moon etc. (4) 12 heavenly worlds in
the middle world, (5) 9 in heavenly world.. (6) 9 graiveyaka (upper) (7) 5 Antharaviman
these are in the top-most world.
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