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Ravi : (scratches his head and does not answer) Teacher : The difference between toys and real people is that
those who can see, talk, walk, hear, feel pain, and pleasure are known as living beings (jiva). Those who cannot talk, walk, hear, feel pain, and pleasure, etc. are known as non-living objects (ajiva). So now Ravi, can you tell me the difference between the doll and us?
Ravi
: Yes, since the doll cannot hear, talk, or feel pain
and pleasure, it is a non-living thing. While we can talk, see, hear, and feel pain and pleasure, we
are living beings. : Very good, Ravi. Now you understand it right.
Children, listen carefully, I am going to explain more about living and non-living objects. Anything which has the capacity to know, learn, understand, feel pain and pleasure or has various senses, is known as a living being (jiva). We can learn, know, understand and feel pain and pleasure and have five senses, so we are living beings. Anything which does not have the capacity to know, understand, feel pain and pleasure, or does not have various senses is called non-living thing (ajiva). Therefore, this doll is a non-living thing.
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