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## Twenty-first Avagahaana-Sansthaana-Pada [415]
**Characteristics of the Five Bodies**
**(1) Audarik Body:** The body which is *udhaar* (principal) is called the Audarik body. The principal nature of the Audarik body is in comparison to the Audarik bodies of Tirthankaras, Ganadharas, etc. Alternatively, *udhaar* means vast or large in size. Since the Audarik body can be more than a thousand yojanas long, it is vast in size compared to other bodies. This vastness of the Audarik body should be understood in comparison to the Bhavadhaaranee body, otherwise the Uttar Vaikriya body can be even a hundred thousand yojanas long.
**(2) Vaikriya Body:** The body through which various, specific or unique actions take place is called the Vaikriya body. The body which is one becomes many, many become one, small becomes large and large becomes small, aerial becomes terrestrial and terrestrial becomes aerial, and visible becomes invisible and invisible becomes visible, etc., is the Vaikriya body. It is of two types: *aupapatik* (innate) and *lobdha-pratyaya*. The *aupapatik* Vaikriya body is of the gods and narakas born from *aupapatik* birth, and the *lobdha-pratyaya* Vaikriya body is due to *labdhi* (attainment), which is found in some Tiryanchas and humans.
**(3) Aahaarak Body:** The body which is formed by the special *ahaarak-labdhi* (attainment of food) for the purpose of seeing, etc., by the *Chaturdasha-purvadhaari* Munis and Tirthankaras is called the Aahaarak body. "The body is formed by the special *labdhi* of the Jina Bhagwan for the purpose of *pranidaya* (compassion) by the Shruta-kevala, seeing the *riddhi* (powers) of Tirthankaras, etc., understanding subtle substances, and for resolving any doubts, and for going to the feet of the Jina Bhagwan." This body is made up of a very auspicious and pure group of *pudgalas* (particles) similar to a crystal stone, and is more auspicious than the Vaikriya body.
**(4) Tejas Body:** The body which is formed from *tejas-pudgalas* (particles of light) is called the Tejas body. This body is the cause of heat and the digestion of consumed food. Due to the Tejas body, *tejo-leshya* (radiance) emanates from the body of a man with special *tapojanit* *labdhi* (attainment through austerities). This Tejas body is present in all worldly beings. It is perceived by the heat of the body, which digests food and transforms it into *rasa* (essence), etc., or due to *tejo-labdhi*. Therefore, it should be understood as the Tejas body.