Jain Biology

Author(s): Jethalal S Zaveri, Mahendramuni
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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(c) Organisms with organic bodies
127 to 246
i. with two sense-organs
128 to 136
ii. with three sense-organs
137 to 145
iii. with four sense-organs
146 to 155
iv. with five sense-organs
156 to 246
a. Denizens of hell
157 to 170
b. Sub-human animals
171 to'193
1. Aquatic animals
171 to 178
2. Terrestrial animals
179 to 186
3. Air-borne (birds)
187 to 193
c. Human beings
194 to 202
d. Gods
203 to 246
1. Bhavanapati (Mansion-dwelling gods)
205&218
2. Vyantara (Forest gods)
206&219
207 & 220
3. Jyotiska (Luminous gods) 4. Vaimānika (Empyrean gods)
208, 221-246
a. Kalpa (gods subjected to law or custom) 209-10,221-232 b. Kalpātita (gods not subjected to any 211
law or custom)
i. Graiveka (Neck-dwelling)
212-13,233-241 ii. Anuttara (gods of the highest heaven) 214-17,242-243 It can be seen from the synopsis of both Prajñāpanā as well Uttarādhyayana that the authors have adopted the sequence of ascending order of the development of consciousness, i.e., they start with the organisms which possess the minimum consciousness, viz., the
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