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## First Understanding: The Statement of the Badar Tejaskaayikas [65]
These beings are each with a body and are countless. This is the statement of the subtle Tejaskaayikas.
**25. What is the nature of the Badar Tejaskaayikas?**
The Badar Tejaskaayikas are said to be of many types, such as the fire of coal, the fire of flame, the fire of Murmur (Bhubhur), and the fire that emanates from the Suryakant gem, and other similar fires. These Badar Tejaskaayikas are, in summary, of two types: sufficient and insufficient.
**O Bhagavan! How many bodies are said to be possessed by these beings?**
**Gautam!** They are said to have three bodies: 1. Audarik, 2. Taijas, and 3. Karman.
The remaining Badar should be understood like the Prithvikaayikas. The difference is that their bodies are the size of a community of needles, they have three Leshyas, the lowest state is Antarmuhurt, and the highest is three nights and days. They come from the Tiryanch and humans, and only go to the Tiryanchgaati. They are each with a body and are said to be countless. This is the description of the Tejaskaayikas.
**Discussion:**
In this sutra, the Trasajeevas are said to be of three types: Tejaskaayikas, Vayukaayikas, and Udara As. Previously, it was stated that the Basajeevas are of two types: Gatitras and Labdhitras. The Tejaskaayikas and Vayukaayikas, who are called Tras here, should be understood in relation to Gatitras. In Tejaskaay and Vayukaay, there is unintentional movement, not intentional movement. Those who can move intentionally are clearly called Udara Tras, such as the Dwindriyadi Trasajeevas. These are called Labdhitras. Tejas means fire. Those beings whose body is fire are called Tejaskaayikas. These Tejaskaayikas are said to be of two types: Sakshma Tejaskaayikas and Badar Tejaskaayikas. The subtle Tejaskaayikas are those who have the उदय of the subtle karma and are present in all the lokas, and who...