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• Respiration
Body • Life span (Äyu) Living beings with two sense organs have six Pränas, namely, the above four and:
• Sense of taste
• Ability of speech They have the means for power of communicating among themselves, which can be called speech. E.g. Shell and worms Living beings with three sense organs have seven Pränas, namely, the above six and: Sense of smell Ants, lice and bed bugs are instances of such living beings. Living beings with four senses have eight Pränas, namely, the above seven and: Sense of sight or vision Wasps, bees, scorpions are instances of such living beings. Living beings with five senses are of two kinds. The first kinds, having no mind are called Asanjni (mind as meant in Jain philosophy), and these beings have nine Pränas, namely, the above eight and: Sense of hearing and are known as Asanjni Panchendriya. The second kind has a mind and is called Sanjni as meant in the Jain philosophy and they possess ten Pränas, namely the above nine and Force of mind.
No. of Paryäptis
No. of Pränas
Table of Paryäptis and Pränas
Type of Jiva One-sensed Two-sensed
+ CONO
Three-sensed
Four-sensed
5
Five-sensed (without mind) Five-sensed (with mind)
The association of matter with a soul is beginningless but once they are separated, it is a final separation. There can be no further association of matter with a liberated soul. However, the Paramänu or matter should not be considered as the villain of the piece. It is the soul itself, which attracts the Pudgal, and binds it. It is again for the soul to free itself from the bondage of Pudgal by its activity. The Paramänu cannot associate with the soul on its own. The knowledge of Jiva and Ajiva should inspire us to lead a life of self-restraint; should help in developing inner feelings that we are pure soul. Ajiva should be used as a helpful substance. We should not develop any attachment to it. We should use Pudgals with a feeling of necessity to maintain our body so
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