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________________ Worldly souls are divided according to the number of senses they possess. There are total five senses; touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing a living being may possess. One sense (Ekendria) - Possesses one sense only - touch - It cannot move on its own accord - They are subdivided into five categories Soul possesses earth as its body - Prithvikaya Soul possesses water as its body - Apakaya Soul possesses fire as its body - Agnikaya Soul possesses air as its body - Vayukaya Soul possesses vegetable as its body - Vanaspatikaya Two senses (Be-indriya) A living being possesses two senses - touch and taste e.g. worms and leeches. Three senses (Tre-indriya) A living being possesses three senses - touch, taste, and smell e.g. ants, lice. Four senses (Chau-indriya) A living being possesses four senses - touch, taste, smell, and sight e.g. flies and bees. Five senses (Panch-indriya) A living being possesses five senses - touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing e.g. animals, birds, human, heavenly, and hellish beings, etc. A soul with one to four senses does not a possess mind. A soul with five senses may possess a mind. Matter (Pudgala) Possesses body Have senses (touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing) Possesses color Does not have consciousness or knowledge Are of infinite number The smallest particle of matter is known Parmanu (atom). A Parmanu occupies only one unit of space called pradesa. 19 Jain Education Intemational Jain Education Intermational For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.528541
Book TitleJain Study Center NC Raleigh 1997 11 YJA Regional Convention
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJain Study Center NC Raleigh
PublisherUSA Jain Study Center NC Raleigh
Publication Year1997
Total Pages118
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationMagazine, USA_Souvenir Jain Center NC Raleigh, & USA
File Size10 MB
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