Jiva Vichar

Author(s): Hemchandrasuri Acharya
Publisher: Sanghvi Ambalal Ratanchand Jain Dharmik Trust

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JEEV-VICHAR
JEEV-VICHAR
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Humanbeings and Animatebeings (sthavar and animals) possess this body. Vaikriya BodyIt is made of vaikriya particles. Celestial beings, infernal beings, and humanbeings, animals and paryapta badar vaukaay, possessing the power of creating this body, possess this body. Aahaarak Body - It is made of aahaarak particles. When the ascetics, who possess the knowledge of fourteen purvas, have doubts in elementary thinking or when they desire to visualize the grandeur of samavasaran an extraordinary building built by the celestialbeings where tirthankars reside and deliver speeches), they develop this body and go near the Lord in Mahavideh-kshetra. Taijas Body - It is made of taijas particles. All the sansari livingbeings possess this body. It serves as a cause to digest the eaten food. Karman Body - The collection of karmas which has stuck on the soul is called the karman body. This body is also possessed by all sansari livingbeings. A livingbeing migrating to the next life takes the taijas body and karmanbody along with him.
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Paryapta Badar Prithvikaay. Paryapta Badar Apkaay. Paryapta Badar Teukaay. Paryapta Badar Vaukaay. Paryapta Badar Pratyek Vanaspatikaay. Paryapta Badar Sadharan Vanaspatikaay. Aparyapta Sukshma Prithvikaay. Aparyapta Sukshma Apkaay. Aparyapta Sukshma Teukaay. Aparyapta Sukshma Vaukaay. Aparyapta Sukshma Sadharan Vanaspatikaay. Aparyapta Badar Prithvikaay. Aparyapta Badar Apkaay. Aparyapta Badar Teukaay. Aparyapta Badar Vaukaay. Aparyapta Badar Pratyek Vanaspatikaay. Aparyapta Badar Sadharan Vanaspatikaay.
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NAMES OF THE 22 TYPES OF STHAVARS
1) Paryapta Sukshma Prithvikaay. 2) Paryapta Sukshma Apkaay. 3) Paryapta Sukshma Teukaay. 4) Paryapta Sukshma Vaukaay. 5) Paryapta Sukshma Sadharan Vanaspatikaay.
Among these there are : 10 Sukshmas OR
11 Paryaptas & 12 Badars
& 11 Aparyaptas OR Prithvikaay The sthavars Apkaay
are also called Teukaay
ekendriya, Vaukaay
(livingbeings Vanaspatikaay possessing just
a single sense organ i.e. skin)