Jain Biology

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

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CONFIGURATION OF ONE-SENSED BEINGS
Earth-bodiedmasuracanda i.e., similar to the shape of the masura— a kind of pulse which is in the shape of moon.
Water-bodied-stibuka-bubble-shaped. Fire-bodied-sūcikalāpa—shape similar to a bundle of needles.
Air-bodied-patāka-flag-shaped.
Vegetation-bodied-aniyata—irregular; varied in forms,
5. KAŞĀYA—PASSIONS
There are four passions—anger, pride, deceit and conceit. Instinctually, they are present even in the most undeveloped forms of living organisms. Only the human beings in higher stages of spiritual practice can become free from them.
6. SAMJÑĀ—UNLEARNED INSTINCTS
There are 10 samjñās, but in the present context the major four samjñās are taken into account. They are:
1. Ahāra Samjñā — Hunger Instinct 2. Bhaya Samjñā — Fear Instinct 3. Maithuna Samjñā — Sex Instinct
4. Parigraha Samjñā — Instinct of Possessiveness.
All living beings have these instincts by births, except the human beings who can become free from them in higher stages of spiritual practice. 7. LESYA—PSYCHIC COLOUR
The concept of leśyā is a very special theory of Jain philosophy. According to it, a very special kind of material aggregates get associated with the soul and influence it through their colour, creating psychic colour. This subtle phenomenon continuously goes on within the soul. The leśyā has two types of effect-malevolent as well as benevolent. The
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