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• Kärman body: Consists of karmic particles and formed by the finest of all particles and is the most important of all bodies as it determines the destiny and course of life. Like Tejas body, this body is also the permanent possession of soul and therefore goes with the soul to the next birth.
Paryapti (Bio-Potential power)
Paryäpti means special bio-potential power through which the Jiva takes in matter (Pudgal) such as food and converts it into different kinds of bio-potential powers. There are six kinds of Paryäptis:
⚫ Ähär (food)
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Tejas body: Fiery body's ordinary function is to provide internal energy for the body to perform internal functions like digesting food and provide radiance to the body. With high level of spiritual growth can provide supernatural powers. This body is made of very fine particles and is the permanent possession of soul and therefore goes with the soul to the next birth.
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Sharira (body)
Indriya (senses)
Shväso-chchhväs (respiration)
Bhäshä (speech)
• Mana (mind)
When the life of a Jiva is over, the soul along with Tejas, (fiery) and Kärman (karmic) bodies leaves that physical body and acquires a new one. As soon as a Jiva is conceived, the first thing it does is to consume food. The Jiva, with the help of Tejas body, digests the food. After this, the Jiva gradually completes the bio-potential of the body and then that of the senses. The activities of consuming food, developing the body, and forming and strengthening the sense organs go on continuously. Next, the Jiva receives the matter of respiration that allows it to acquire bio-potential of respiration, then for speech and eventually the bio-potential of mind. All the bio-potentials are formed in an Antarmuhurta (within 48 minutes).
Ekendriya, one sensed Jivas have (1) Ähär, (2) Sharira, (3) Indriya, and (4) Shväsoshväs Paryäptis.
Beindriya, Treindriya, Chaurindriya and Asanjni (without mind) Panchendriya Jivas possess Bhäshä Paryäpti in addition to the above four (total five).
Sanjni (with mind) Panchendriya Jivas possess Mana Paryäpti in addition to the above five (total six).
Depending upon the completeness of Paryäptis, the Jivas are also classified as
• Paryäpta Jiva
Aparyäpta Jiva
Paryäpta Jiva means that their corresponding Paryäptis have developed to full capacity. While, Aparyäpta Jiva means that their corresponding Paryäptis have not yet developed to full capacity.
Life Forces (Pränas)
The Pränas means Life Forces. There are 10 life forces (Pränas), Touch, Taste, Smell, Vision, Hearing, Respiration, Body, Speech, Mind, and Duration of life. Different living beings have different numbers of Pränas (life forces).
Living beings with one sense (vegetables, trees, earth-beings, water-beings, air-beings, and fire-beings) have only the following four forces of life:
• Touch
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