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## Sixteen Practices [213]
**Question:** Gautama, how many practices are described for the Earth-bodied beings?
**Answer:** Gautama, there are three types of practices described for them. They are:
1. **Praudarik-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Noble Body Practice)
2. **Audarik-Mishra-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Mixed Noble Body Practice)
3. **Karma-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Karmic Body Practice)
Similarly, from the Ap-Kayik (Water-bodied) beings to the Vanaspatik-Kayik (Plant-bodied) beings, it should be understood that there are five types of practices described for the Vayu-Kayik (Air-bodied) beings. They are:
1. **Praudarik-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Noble Body Practice)
2. **Audarik-Mishra-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Mixed Noble Body Practice)
3. **Vetriya-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Vaitriya Body Practice)
4. **Vetriya-Mishra-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Mixed Vaitriya Body Practice)
5. **Karma-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Karmic Body Practice)
**Question:** Gautama, how many types of practices are described for the two-sensed beings?
**Answer:** Gautama, there are four types of practices described for them. They are:
1. **Asatyamrushavchana-PraYog** (False-Truth Speech Practice)
2. **Praudarik-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Noble Body Practice)
3. **Audarik-Mishra-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Mixed Noble Body Practice)
4. **Karma-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Karmic Body Practice)
Similarly, from the three-sensed beings to the four-sensed beings, it should be understood that the same practices apply.
**Question:** Gautama, how many types of practices are described for the five-sensed Tiryanch (non-human) beings?
**Answer:** Gautama, there are thirteen types of practices described for them. They are:
1. **Satyamanah-PraYog** (True Mind Practice)
2. **Mrushamanah-PraYog** (False Mind Practice)
3. **Satyamrushamanah-PraYog** (True-False Mind Practice)
4. **Asatyamrushamanah-PraYog** (False-Truth Mind Practice)
5. **Vachana-PraYog** (Speech Practice) - four types (from 5 to 8)
6. **Praudarik-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Noble Body Practice)
7. **Audarik-Mishra-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Mixed Noble Body Practice)
8. **Vetriya-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Vaitriya Body Practice)
9. **Vetriya-Mishra-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Mixed Vaitriya Body Practice)
10. **Karma-Sharira-Kayap-PraYog** (Karmic Body Practice)