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## Jiva-Jiva-Abhigamsutra: On the Gross Earth-Bodies
In these gross earth-bodies, which are substantial living beings, there are thousands of varieties due to differences in color, smell, taste, and touch. For example, there are 5 colors, 2 smells, 5 tastes, and 8 touches.
Even within a single color, like black, there are many subtle variations due to its intensity. Coal and soot are both black, but their blackness differs in intensity. Similarly, one should understand the variations within other colors like blue.
The same principle applies to smell, taste, and touch. Furthermore, combinations of these categories create even more variations, like gray and brown. Similarly, combinations of smell, etc., lead to many variations. Therefore, it is said that there are thousands of variations based on color, etc.
There are a hundred thousand types of these gross earth-bodies. Each color, smell, taste, and touch has three types of closed wombs in earth-bodies: sentient, non-sentient, and mixed.
Each of these has three variations based on cold, hot, and moderate. Even within cold, etc., there are many variations based on intensity.
Even though there are countless individuals with a specific color, they are considered as one womb-caste due to their shared characteristics. Thus, there are a hundred thousand types of wombs in earth-bodies.
It is said that there are seven hundred thousand types of wombs in all earth-bodies, both subtle and gross. These gross earth-bodies are born in countless numbers under the shelter of one substantial being. Where there is one substantial being, there are countless non-substantial beings under its shelter.
The body, organs of perception, etc., of these gross earth-bodies should be considered similar to those of the subtle earth-bodies, as explained earlier. Only the specific characteristics and differences are mentioned here.
One should understand the specific characteristics of the lower organs:
* **Taking Organ:** In subtle earth-bodies, three types of leshyas were mentioned. In gross earth-bodies, there are four leshyas. They also have a tejo-leshya. From the Vyantar Devas to the Ishana Devaloka, the gods are born in their palaces and vehicles due to extreme fainting, and they have tejo-leshya. The Agam says, "Jalle se marai, salle se uvvjai" (One is born in the same leshya in which one dies). Therefore, for a short time, non-substantial beings also have tejo-leshya.
* **Mouth Organ:** Gross earth-bodies regularly consume food from all six directions. Since gross beings are born in the middle of the universe, not at the edges, there is no question of obstruction.
* **Receiving Organ:** Gross earth-bodies can be born from Devas, as well as from other beings. Therefore, they can be born from animals, humans, and Devas.
* **Position:** Their position ranges from the lowest, lasting only a moment, to the highest, lasting twenty-two thousand years.
* **Movement:** They can also be born from Devas, so they have three types of progress and two types of movement.