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The five senses and the six types of bodies, starting with the earth body, are called 'jiva' due to the intermingling of the eternal jiva and pudgala, based on practical usage and giving priority to the jiva. However, in terms of definitive understanding, these senses and bodies are not jivas because they lack the characteristic of consciousness, which is the defining feature of a jiva. The knowledge that shines forth in these senses and bodies, in the form of self-awareness and awareness of others, is what is considered the jiva, due to its subtle non-duality with the qualities and the qualified.