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## Karmagrantha Part Four, Appendix "K"
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The term 'Panchendriya' refers to the five types of 'Ekendriya' etc. based on the Dravyendriya, because all sentient beings have five Bhavendriya.
**For example:**
"Ahva pahunch ladidiyam pipanchediya samye ||2666||" - According to the Visheshavashak, meaning from the perspective of Labdhindriya, all beings are Panchendriya.
"Panchedi vv baulo, maro dhva savya-vis ovalambhao." - According to the Visheshavashak, G. 2001, meaning due to the ability to know all objects, a person is like a wise Bakul tree, having five senses.
It is true that the Bhavendriya of Dwindriya etc. are progressively more and more distinct from the Bhavendriya of Ekendriya etc. However, there is no doubt that even those who do not have all five Dravyendriya, still possess all five Bhavendriya. This is also confirmed by modern science. Dr. Jagdish Chandra Bose's research has proven the existence of memory in plants. Memory, which is a function of mental power, if found in Ekendriya, then there is no obstacle in the existence of other senses, which are considered to be of a lower order than the mind.
Ancient sages, who were special visionaries, have given much thought to the subject of senses, which is available in many Jain scriptures. Some of it is as follows:
There are two types of senses: (1) Dravyarup and (2) Bhavarup. Dravyendriya, being Pudgala-born, is material; but Bhavendriya is knowledge-based, because it is a synonym for consciousness power.
(1) Dravyendriya is born from the rise of Angopangsha and Nirman Karma. It has two divisions: (a) Nivritti and (b) Upakaran.
(a) The shape of the sense is called 'Nivritti'. Nivritti also has two divisions: (1) Bahir and (2) Abhyantar. (1) The external...