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This is the twelfth body-section of the Prajñapanasutra. * In the cycle of existence, the living being has a very close and continuous connection with the body. It is due to attachment and possessiveness towards the body and the animate and inanimate objects related to it that karma-bondage occurs. Therefore, it is essential to know about the body! What is the body? Is it imperishable like the soul or perishable? How many types of bodies are there? How many of each type of bound and liberated bodies are there? From the Nairyikas to the Vaimanika Devas, how many bodies are found in each? / It is for this reason that the scholar has composed this section. This section discusses the five bodies from the Jain perspective: Audarik, Vaikriya, Aharak, Tejas and Karman. / In the Upanishads, there is a discussion of the five sheaths of the soul: Annamaya, etc. Of these, the Annamaya kosha can be compared to the Audarik body, and the Avyakt, Sukshma or Linga body, which is considered in the Sankhya and other philosophies, can be compared to the Tejas-Karman body. * This section first describes the five bodies: Audarik, etc. / The commentator has explained the various meanings of the Audarik body, its importance, purpose and significance. / Tirthankaras and other special individuals have the Audarik body, and even Devas find this body rare. This is why it is so important and significant. / Except for Narakas and Devas, all living beings receive this body at birth, so the majority of living beings are the bearers of this gross and primary body. / The body that can perform various and special actions, i.e., can take on many forms, is the Vaikriya body. / This body is obtained at birth by Devas and Narakas, and it is also found in some Vayukaiyikas. However, humans obtain it through Siddhi-labdhi. The body that the fourteen-pre-existent monks create through yogic power to go to the Tirthankara for the purpose of resolving doubts, etc., is the Aharak body. / The body that performs the function of Tejas (light, brilliance or the element of fire in digestion, etc.) is the Tejas body, and the subtle body created by karma is the Karman body. Tejas and Karman, these two (a) Pannavana Suttam (Moo. Pa.) Bhag. 1, p. 223 (b) Taittiriya Upanishad Bhagavalli / Sankhyakarika 39-40 Velvalkar (c) (Malavaniya) Ganadharavad Prastavana / (d) Shatkhandagama p. 14, Su. 129, 236, p. 237, 321