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The science of प्राधनिक has also proven the consciousness of plants. It has been demonstrated through scientific means that plants experience emotions like anger, happiness, laughter, attachment, etc. For example, plants have been observed to show laughter and anger when criticized. In the presented argument, two categories of worldly beings have been made: त्रस and स्थावर. While explaining the origin of त्रस, the commentary states that beings who, due to heat and other factors, move from one place to another in search of shade, etc., are त्रस. According to this derivation, only those beings who have the उदय of the अस नामकर्म are considered त्रस, not the others. However, here, beings with the उदय of the स्थावर नामकर्म, namely तेजस्काय and वायुकाय, are also called अस. Therefore, the derivation of अस should be done in this way: those who move upwards, downwards, or sideways, with or without intention, are अस, such as तेजस्काय, वायुकाय, and द्वीन्द्रिय, etc. Those who cannot leave their place even when subjected to heat and other factors, and remain there, are स्थावर beings, such as earth, water, and plants. Generally, earth, water, fire, air, and plants are considered as the five स्थावर. This is the statement in प्राचारांग. But here, considering motion, तेजस् and वायु are called अस. Because the upward movement of fire and the sideways movement of air are well-known. Reconciling both statements, it is said that अस beings are of two types: गतित्रस and लब्धित्रस. तेजस् and वायु are only गतित्रस, not लब्धित्रस. Those who have the उदय of the त्रस नामकर्म, which is a form of लब्धि, are लब्धित्रस, such as द्वीन्द्रिय, etc., who are उदार अस. Since तेजस् and वायु do not have this लब्धि, they are not लब्धित्रस and are categorized as स्थावर. They are categorized as त्रस here only in terms of motion. Two categories of पृथ्वीकाय have been made: सूक्ष्म पृथ्वीकाय and बादर पृथ्वीकाय. Two categories of सूक्ष्म पृथ्वीकाय have been mentioned: पर्याप्तक and अपर्याप्तक. Subsequently, to provide detailed information about सूक्ष्म पृथ्वीकायिक beings, they have been described through 23 द्वार. These 23 द्वार are: शरीर, प्रवगाहना, संहनन, संस्थान, कषाय, संज्ञा, लेश्या, इन्द्रियां, समुद्धात, संजी-प्रसंज्ञी, वेद, पर्याप्ति-अपर्याप्ति, दृष्टि, दर्शन, ज्ञान, योग, उपयोग, पाहार, उपपात, स्थिति, समुद्घात करके मरण, च्यवन, गति, and प्रागति. It is asked as a question: "O Bhagavan! How many bodies do those सूक्ष्म पृथ्वीकायिक beings have?" The answer is given that they have three bodies: औदारिक, तेजस्, and कार्मण. In this way, questions and answers have been given regarding the remaining द्वार.