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Table 8: Various Types of Fires in Jaina Canons.
UTN
TS
6
6
3. Flame
4. Ulkā
5. Pure fire
6. Electric
lightning
7.
8.
1. Burning
Burning
Burning
Burning
Burning
coal with- coal with- coal with- coal with- coal without smoke out smoke out smoke out smoke out smoke 2. Straw/cow-Straw/cow-Straw/cow-Straw/cow-Straw/cow
dung fire
Flame
dung fire dung fire
Flame
Ulkā
Fuel-less
fire
9.
10. -
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11.
12.
DSV
7
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Fuel-less
fire
PRJN
12
-
dung fire
Flame
Ulkä
Fuel-less
fire
Electric
lightning Half-burnt
Half-burnt Wood fire
Common fire Common fire
Star fire
Wood fire
Lamp fire Lamp fire
Santisūri
7
dung fire
Flame
Ulkä
Fuel-less
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fire
Electric
lightning
Star fire
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Fire by rub
bing
Gem fire
Nirghata fire
The above fire aggregations have three aspects heat, light and electric lightning which is produced by difference in charges. Thus, it may be inferred that the term Taijasa has included energies ( of today) known during the canonical periods. The important point to be noted here is that the electric lightning or its forms in the sky has been taken as fire aggregates. These are natural forms of electricity. All these are described in Physics rather than Chemistry of today.
Shastri has raised a point on the nature of Taijasa *(luminous) body-fourth out of five bodies living beings possess.
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