Jain Biology

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

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The paryāpti is six-fold, viz., 1. aliment, 2. body, 3. sense-organ, 4. inhaling-exhaling, 6. speech, and 6. mind.
The alimentary bio-potential (āhāra-paryāptī) means the production of material capacity functioning as appropriation, transformation and elimination of alimentary matter. The bio-potentials of body etc. are also to be understood similarly. All the six bio-potentials come into existence at the time of rebirth, but the development of the alimentary bio-potential takes place in one instant and of the rest within one muhūrta gradually. An organism born in a particular state of existence is developed or underdeveloped in respect of bio-potentials according as the development of its relevant bio-potentials has reached completion or remains incomplete. 13.DRSTI-WORLD-VIEW
The view of the soul concerning the metaphysical truth is called drsti. There are three types
1. Samyag-drṣti-enlightened world-view.
2. Samyag-mithya-dṛṣṭi-enlightened-cum-deluded world-view.
3. Mithya-dṛṣṭi-deluded world-view.
Every soul must have one of these drstis.
14. DARŚANA-INTUITION (i.e., The first phase of the process of knowledge, in which only the generic attribute of the object to be known are aprehended. It is a sort of indeterminate knowledge)
Every soul is possessed of consciousness. There are two types of sentience
1. Darsana (apprehension of generic attribute)
2. Jñāna (cognition of the particular attribute)
There are four types of darśana
1. Ocular-intuition through sense-organ of vision.
2. Non-ocular-intuition through sense-organs other than eyes.
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