Book Title: Jiva Vichar
Author(s): Hemchandrasuri Acharya
Publisher: Sanghvi Ambalal Ratanchand Jain Dharmik Trust

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________________ 26 JEEV-VICHAR JEEV-VICHAR VAIMANIK - Countless yojans above the jyotishvimans where a raj (a measure to measure space) is completed from the earth surface, the vimans of Vaimanik deities start. KALPOPANNA - The heavens of vaimaniks where there is an arrangement of Indra, Samanik, (deities equal to Indra), commander-in-chief, army, assembly etc. are called Kalpopanna heavens. They are of 24 types: 12 Devloks 9 Lokantiks 3 Kilbishiyas Total 24 types KALPATIT 9 Grayveyak 5 Anuttar Total 14 types Above the 12 heavens, there are 9 vimans of 9 grayveyaks. Above them, there are five vimans of anuttar in a single plane - one in the middle and four in the four directions. TOTAL DIVISIONS OF DEITIES Bhavanpati Vyantar 26 99 Paryapta Jyotish 99 Aparyapta Vaimanik 198 Types Total 99 12 DEVLOKS (HEAVENS) 1) Saudharma, 5) Brahmalok, 9) Anat, 2) Ishaan, 6) Lantak, 10) Pranat, 3) Sanatkumar, 7) Mahashukra, 11) Aran, 4) Mahendra, 8) Sahasrar, 12) Achyut. 9 LOKANTIKS :- They dwell in the fifth heaven. From there they would attain humanlife and then attain liberation. So, lok = sansar, ant = end, they are at the end of sansar and are thus called Lokantik. When the Lord tirthankars accept ascetism, Lokantik deities come, a year before, to request them to accept ascetism. The Lords themselves are aware of their time to renounce the world. But it's a custom of the lokantik dieties, so, they have to fulfil it. KILBISHIYAS - Deities who are mean like scavengers are called Kilbishiyas. They dwell beneath the first, second, third, fourth and sixth heavens. 20 TOTAL DIVISIONS OF SANSARI LIVINGBEINGS. Sthavar (Ekendriya) Vikalendriya Narak Panch. Triyanch Manushya 303 Dev (Deities) 198 Total 563 Types NOW WE SHALL DISCUSS ABOUT FIVE FEATURES OF LIVINGBEINGS 1) Bodyheight or bodylength 2) Lifespan, 3) Kaaysthiti, Pran, Yoni. 4)

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