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vii. It is elastic by nature.. It is neither omnipresent nora
pointless existence. It expands and contracts fully as per the
body it owns. viii.Doer/agent of its acts (bhāva) Nobody else is the benefactor
or agent of its activities. It is responsible for all its activities
and their results. ix. Knows and experiences its self. “Sva-para prakāšaka' i.e. it.
knows its own self as well as
all other beings also. x. Delusion, attachment etc. Delusion, attachment and
aversion etc. are not its nature, but they exist to some extent. They look like that but after destroying all these, it can attain
pure state. 7. Classification of Jīva or Types and subtypes of jīva.
As per Jain philosophy, there are infinite jīvas in this cosmos. By there characteristics, they look alike but from modal viewpoint they are all different. They are classified in different categories like on the basis of the sense organs or on the basis of their ability to move or the basis of their place of existence etc. One such classification is shown in the chart below.
Jiva
Samsāri/empirical
Mukta/liberated
Sthāvara/immobile (One sensed) Water bodied Air bodied Fire bodied Soil or earth bodied Vegetation
Tras / mobile (2 - 5 sensed)
2 senses 3 senses 4 senses 5 senses
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