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**Definition:** In the thirty-first chapter of the Sanjipa, all beings, including Siddhas, are considered in three categories: Sanji, Asanji, and Nosanji-Noasanji. Siddhas are neither Sanji nor Asanji, hence they are called Nosanji-Noasanji. Among humans, Kevalis are also similar to Siddhas and belong to the same category. Although they have a mind, they do not acquire knowledge through its activities.
**Types of Beings:** Beings are of two types: Sanji and Asanji. Beings from Ekendriya to Chaturindriya are only Asanji. Narakas, Bhavanpatis, Vanavyantara, and Panchendriya beings are both Sanji and Asanji. Jyotishka and Vaimanika are only Sanji.
**Meaning of Sanji:** The meaning of Sanji here is unclear because humans, Narakas, Bhavanpatis, and Vanavyantara Devas are also called Asanji. Therefore, the meaning that "one who has a mind is Sanji" does not apply here. Acharya Malayagiri has given two meanings of the word Sanji, but a complete solution is not found.
**Explanation:** Narakas, Bhavanpatis, Banavyantara, etc., are called Sanji and Asanji because they were Sanji and Asanji in their previous births. Punnyavijaya Maharaj, in his commentary on the Agam Prabhavak, states that the meaning of the term Sanji-Prasanji is debatable.
**Usage of Sanji in Jain Literature:** The word Sanji is used in Jain literature with different meanings. In the Acharanga, it refers to the knowledge of remembering one's previous birth. In the Dasha Shruta Skandha, it refers to the state of Dattachitta Samadhi, where the term "Sanni Nanam" is used for remembering one's previous birth. In the Stananga, the first chapter mentions one Sanji, while the fourth chapter mentions four Sanjis: Aharasanji, Bhayasanji, Maithunasanji, and Parigrahasanji. The tenth chapter mentions ten Sanjis, including the four mentioned above, along with Krodha, Mana, Maya, Lobha, Loka, and Prodha.
**Two Meanings of Sanji:** Thus, Sanji has two meanings: Pratyabhijnana (recognition) and Anubhuti (experience). Matigyan is also known as Sanji. In the Tattvarth Sutra, Umaswati considers Mati, Smriti, Sanji, Chinta, and Abhinibodha as synonymous. Malayagiri and Abhaydeva both define Sanji as a special type of Mati that arises after the understanding of the meaning (Vyanjanavagraha).