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weaker, ardha-nāraca-samhanana is a joining which is on one side like the preceding one, while on the other, the bones are simply pressed together and nailed, kilika-saṁhanana is a weak joining by which the bones are merely pressed together and nailed and sevārtasamhanana is quite a weak joining in which the ends
of the bones only touch one another. 6 Figures - The samsthāna-nāma karma determines the figure
of a body. Six types of figures have been discussed in the Jaina doctrine of karma : the entire body to be symmetrical, the upper part of the body to be symmetrical and not the lower one, the body below the navel to be symmetrical and above it unsymmetrical, the body to be hunch-backed, the body to be
dwarf-like and the entire body to be unsymmetrical. 5 Colours - Black, blue, red, yellow and white. Other
colours are produced by mixing only. 2 Odours - Pleasant odour and unpleasant odour or good smell
and bad smell. 5 Tastes - Bitter, sour, acidic, sweet and astringent. 8 Touches - Soft, hard, light, heavy, cold, hot, smooth and
rough. 4 Ānupūrvis - When one existence of a soul is finished and it
goes from the place of death to the place of its new birth, this state is called ānupūrvī. There are four ānupūrvīs according to the four states of existence
(gati) : celestial, human, animal and infernal. 2. Gaits - To move in a pleasant manner as oxen, elephants
etc. do and to move in an ugly manner as camels,
asses etc. do. (b) Pratyeka-prakstis - This group consists of eight sub-species: superiority over others, capability of breathing, hot body of the sun etc., cold body of the moon etc., a body that is neither
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