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Samvatsari Pratikramana
Be lakha dvindriya, Be lākha trindriya, Be lakha chaurindriya,
Chāra lākha devatā, Chāra lākha nāraki, Chāra lakha tiryancha panchendriya, Chauda lākha manusya-Evamkāre chaurāsi lākha jivā-yoni mathi Mare jiva je koi jiva-hanyo hoy,
Hanavyo hoi, hanata pratye anumodyo hoi, Te savi hun mana-vachana-kāyāthi Michchhä mi dukkadam. (1)
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Jain literature indicates that in the universe, there exist 8.4 million (84 lakhs) different forms of life based on their birth location. They are classified as follows:
Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with earth as its body, Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with water as its body, Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with fire as its body, Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with air as its body, Ten lakhs (1,000,000) forms of above-ground vegetation with one soul in every independent living body,
Fourteen lakhs (1,400,000) forms of below-ground vegetation with multiple souls in every independent living body,
Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with two sense organs, Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with three sense organs,
Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with four sense organs, Four lakhs (400,000) forms of heavenly beings,
Four lakhs (400,000) forms of living beings of hell,
