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The Earth is the foundation of everything, therefore it is the first to be taken. Water is based on the Earth, therefore water is taken after the Earth. According to the principle "Jattha Jalam Tattha Vanam", wherever there is water, there is vegetation. Therefore, vegetation is taken after water. In this way, the order of Earth, water, and vegetation is established.
The nature of Earth-bodied beings is described as follows: What are Earth-bodied beings? Earth-bodied beings are said to be of two types: subtle Earth-bodied beings and gross Earth-bodied beings. What are subtle Earth-bodied beings? Subtle Earth-bodied beings are said to be of two types: sufficient and insufficient.
Discussion: Earth-bodied beings are said to be of two types: 1. Subtle Earth-bodied beings and 2. Gross Earth-bodied beings. Subtle Earth-bodied beings refer to those who have arisen from the subtle karma, not from relative subtlety or grossness like berries and gooseberries. Those beings whose bodies cannot be seen by the naked eye due to the arising of subtle karma are subtle beings. These subtle beings are present everywhere in the fourteen-stringed universe. There is no place in this universe where subtle beings are not present. Just as kajal is packed tightly in a kajal bottle, or just as fragrance is present everywhere in a perfume box, in the same way, subtle beings are packed tightly in the entire universe - they are present everywhere.
These subtle beings do not encounter any resistance. They pass through even the hard rock of a mountain. These subtle beings do not die when killed, they do not get pierced when pierced, they do not get broken when broken. They do not encounter any harm or resistance from any object in the world.
These subtle Earth-bodied beings, who have arisen from the subtle karma, are present everywhere in the universe. Gross Earth-bodied beings - those Earth-bodied beings whose bodies (when many come together) can be perceived by the naked eye, who encounter harm and resistance, who die when killed, 1. "Pudhavi Chittamantam Akkhaya, Anega Jiwa, Pudho Sattha Prasnattha Satthaparinae Nam" - Dasavai 2. "Suhama Savvalogammi" - Uttaradhyayanasutra