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Śramaņa, Vol 58, No. 4/October-December 2007
The First Division:
According to the first division it has three varieties:
1. Dirghakāliki- the sense of keeping the past impressions into memory and reflection on the future. This sense is found in the kingdoms of heaven and hell and in the womb-born (garbhaja) animals. The division of samjñis (with mind) and asarjñis (without mind) depends mainly on this sense * 28 Only those who have mind can possess this capacity24.
2. Hetuvādiki-the sense of acceptance or rejection of an object after proper consideration of its advantages or disadvantages. This sense is found in all the mobile (trasa) animals; which can move from place to place according to their interest.
3.Drstivādopadeśiki-a being having right faith and possessed of knowledge due to subsidence-cum-destruction of kārmic veil is called samjñi from the point of view of drsti. This sense is found in the persons with right attitude (samyagdssti) only. The above division of samjñā is related to the higher-grade animals only.30 (2) The second Division:
According to the second division the samjña is divided into two varieties of (a) knowing and (b) feeling:
(a) The variety of knowing relates to the five types of knowledge, mati, śruta, avadhi, manahparyaya and kevala.
(b) The variety of feeling is divided into the following four types:
(i) Āhārasasjñā- the feeling of hunger. It is affected by the rise of corresponding Vedaniya karman.
(ii) Bhāvasamjñā- the feeling of fear; affected by the Mohanīya karman.
(iii) Maithunasamjñā- the feeling of sexual desire, affected by Mohaniya karman.
