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## First Understanding: Description of Earth-bodied Beings [47]
Earth-bodied beings are not born. Due to their always being in a state of extreme contraction, they do not possess mixed vision. Nor is a being with mixed vision born among them, because mixed vision does not have any time.
14. **The Door of Perception:** The understanding that grasps the common characteristic of a general-specific object is called perception. It is of four types: 1. Visual perception, 2. Non-visual perception, 3. Clairvoyance, and 4. Omniscience.
Visual perception is the perception of the general form of a general-specific object through the eyes. Non-visual perception is the knowledge of the common characteristic through the remaining senses and mind, excluding the eyes. Clairvoyance is the knowledge of the general form without the help of senses and mind. Omniscience is the knowledge of the common characteristics of all substances in the universe.
Among these four perceptions, subtle earth-bodied beings possess only non-visual perception. They have a greater tendency towards tactile perception, but no other perception exists in them.
15. **The Door of Knowledge:** While knowing the true nature of an object is called knowledge, the scriptures consider only that knowledge to be true knowledge which is accompanied by right faith. Knowledge without right faith is called ignorance.
Right faith leads to knowledge in the form of faith-knowledge, scriptural knowledge, and clairvoyance. However, wrong faith leads to ignorance in the form of faith-ignorance, scriptural ignorance, and fragmented knowledge.
Subtle earth-bodied beings have wrong faith, therefore, they are not considered to possess knowledge. They are definitely considered to have faith-ignorance and scriptural ignorance.
This faith-ignorance and scriptural ignorance are also extremely minimal compared to other beings like the Badar.
16. **The Door of Action:** The activities (tendencies) of mind, speech, and body are called action. These actions are of three types: mind-action, speech-action, and body-action.
Out of these three actions, subtle earth-bodied beings possess only body-action. They do not have speech or mind.
17. **The Door of Utilization:** The tendency of the soul in the form of understanding is called utilization. Utilization is of two types: concrete utilization and abstract utilization.
1. "He does not desire to do anything at any time." (This is a quote from the scriptures)
2. "This is the most inferior utilization of the soul, as seen by the wise."
3. "This is the utilization of those who are extremely subtle and small, and it should be known."
From this point onwards, the knowledge of the beings is expanded by the Jina, and the cause of their attainment is the body, senses, speech, and mind.