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## The Six Realms and the Nature of Living Beings
**Chapter 1, Section 1, Verse 511**
**1. Bhavyas:** Those beings who are capable of attaining liberation in the future, or who possess the qualities necessary for it, are called Bhavyas.
**2. Abhavyas:** Those beings who cannot attain liberation at any time, or who lack the necessary qualities, are called Abhavyas.
**3. Samyaktvam:** The belief in the six substances, five aggregates, and nine categories of reality as taught by the Jina, through understanding and acceptance, is called Samyaktvam.
**4. Sanjnis:** Those beings who can receive instruction, perform actions, give teachings, and engage in discourse through the mind are called Sanjnis. Those who cannot receive such instruction, etc., are called Asanjnis. According to the etymology, "Sanjnam" means "mind." Those beings who possess this mind are called Sanjnis, and those who lack it are called Asanjnis.
**5. Aharakas:** Those beings who consume the three bodies (Audarik, Vaikriyik, and Aharak) and the six categories of matter (Pudgalavarganas) are called Aharakas. Those who do not consume such food are called Anaharakas. The four types of beings who have attained the state of liberation (Vigrahgati), the liberated beings who have attained the state of Pratar and Lokapurana, the Sayogakevali, Ayogakevali, and Siddha Bhagavan are Anaharakas. All other beings should be considered Aharakas.
**Now, to describe the methods of exploring these categories of living beings (Gunasthanas), the following sutra is stated:**
**Verse 5:**
"These fourteen categories of living beings are described through these eight methods of exploration."
**Verse 6:**
"These eight methods of exploration are as follows:"
**Verse 7:**
"Satprरूपणा, Dravyapramananugam, Kshetranugam, Phosananugam, Kalānugam, Antarānugam, Bhavanugam, and Alpbahutvanugam are the eight methods of exploration."
**1. Satprरूपणा:** The method of exploration that establishes the existence of beings in terms of their origin, destruction, and permanent nature is called Satprरूपणा.
**2. Dravyapramananugam:** The method of exploration that establishes the characteristics of those beings whose existence has been established through Satprरूपणा is called Dravyapramananugam.
**3. Kshetranugam:** The method of exploration that establishes the location of those beings whose existence and characteristics have been established through Satprरूपणा and Dravyapramananugam is called Kshetranugam.