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The embodied souls or potential divine have been classified on the basis of various principles like a status and the number of sense-organs possessed by them. The samsari jivas are divided into two classes viz., mobile (trasa) and immobile (Sthavara). 58 The trasa jivas are again divided into five sensed, four sensed, three sensed, and two sensed jivas.59 While immobile souls, one sensed jivas, are divided into five categories: 1. Prithvikaya (earth-bodied), 2. Apkaya (water-bodied), 3. Tejakaya (fire-bodied), 4. Vayukaya (air-bodied), and 5. Vanaspatikaya (vegetables).
Those jivas that posses five sense-organs viz., those of touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing are called five-sensed jivas like men, etc. Those possessing four sense-organs, viz., those of touch, taste, smell and sight are known as four-sensed souls62 like bee etc. Those having three sense-organs, viz., those of touch, taste and smell are known as three sensed souls63 like ant etc. Those who possess only two sense-organs, viz.., those of touch and taste are called two-sensed jivas64 like won, tectile etc. Those who possess only one sense organ viz., that of touch are called (ekendriya) sthavara like earth, water, fire, air and vegetables. The sthavara and trasa jivas are either gross (badara) or fine (sukshma). Again they are either developed (paryapta) or undeveloped (Aparyapta).
The samsari-atma, because of its association with karma wanders in four states of existence namely human, celestial, tiryancha and naraki. Human beings are divided into two categories. Those who are fully grown up (paryapta) and those who are infirm or not fully developed (Aparyapta). Celestial beings are devas so born in that state as a result of their auspicious karma (punya). However, they are devas but not adorableos, since they are samsari -jivas, yet to be liberated. Tiryancha beings are animals while narakiyas, infernal beings, are result of their evil karma (paap). Jiva is a nitya dravya (eternal substance). Its paryayas (modes) change but the essential characteristic viz., consciousness remains unchanged. Further, a jiva is subject to utpada
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THE CONCEPT OF DIVINITY IN JAINISM
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