Jain Life Science Jiva Vichara

Author(s): Kusumben Babulal Shah
Publisher: Kusumben Babulal Shah

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8. sähārana pattēā, vanassaijivă duhā suē bhaniyā;
jēsimanañtānam tanu, ēgā sāhāranā tē u.
In this stanza, the fifth and final type of sthavara jiva i.e. vanaspatikaya jiva are defined and explained.
VANASPATIKAYA: living beings that have vegetable or flora as their own bodies, also known as vegetal bodies. Now vanaspatikaya are classified into two groups as stated in the Jain scriptures:
i. Sadharana vanaspatikaya ii. Pratyeka vanaspatikaya
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Sadharana vanaspatikaya means infinite souls sharing a common single body, wherein infinite living beings are integrated in one single body, also known as anantakaya.
mushroom
spinach
garlic
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