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Verse 11
sensed beings without mind have nine life principles with the addition of sense of hearing. Those endowed with mind have ten, with the addition of the mind.
Jain, S.A., Reality, p. 63.
Ācārya Umasvami's Tattvārthasūtra
कृमिपिपीलिकाभ्रमरमनुष्यादीनामेकैकवृद्धानि ॥ (2-23) The worm, the ant, the bee, and the man, etc., have each one more sense than the preceding one.
Ācārya Pujyapada's Sarvārthasiddhi
The worm and similar creatures possess the sense of taste in addition to the sense of touch. The ant and similar creatures the sense of smell in addition to the senses of touch and taste. The bee and creatures of that class possess the sense of sight in addition to the senses of touch, taste and smell. Man and the beings similar to him possess the sense of hearing in addition to the former four.
Jain, S.A., Reality, p. 62-63, 67
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