Jain Biology

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

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ORGANISMS WITH FOUR SENSE-ORGANS
Here the sense-organ of sight is added. Some of these are:
All types of flies, mosquitoes, bees, moths, butterflies, scorpions, and crickets etc. They are of many kinds. As above, there are 200,000 varieties of organisms with four sense-organs. (They do not have ears).
ORGANISMS WITH FIVE SENSE-ORGANS
Here the sense-organs of hearing is added. They are classified into four categories:
1. Denizens of hell
2. Sub-human animals with five sense-organs
Since they have been dealt with similarly in both this as well as in Uttaradhyayana Sutra, we shall refer the reader to the following section for details, to avoid duplication.
UTTARĀDHYAYANA SŪTRA
3. Human beings
4. Denizens of heaven or gods (devas)
As can be seen from the synopsis above, the treatment of living organisms starts from verse no. 48 and the first few verses (up to 68) deal with the emancipated souls.
Mundane or Samsārī organisms are of two kinds; Immobile, i.e. devoid of the power of locomotion (Sthāvaras), and mobile, i.e. endowed with the ability of locomotion (Trasas). The sub-divisions of these two is slightly different here than in the preceding scripture. Sthāvaras are of three kinds: (a) Earth-bodied, (b) Water-bodied, and (c) Plants or vegetables. Fire-bodied and Air-bodied organisms are classified as Trasa, as they are not totally immobile.
(A) EARTH-BODIED ORGANISMS
JAIN BIOLOGY
First to be dealt with amongst the mundane organisms, are the organism whose bodies are the molecules of Earth. Anything that is dug
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