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senses through one sense. It leads to the fact that whatever be the number of eye-perceptible senses, all the psychical senses could be there in the living. The work of the above scientists supports the cellular theory of the living, which has sensibility towards all senses directly or indirectly. Thus, current biologists would tell almost all the physical and psychical five sense- sensįbility in all types of living beings except earth, fire, water and air, which they are not, presumed as living. Per chance, they are called living in T.S. and canons because of substratum-substrate relationship.
Table 5 : Senses of different classes of Beings
S.N.
Living beings
Canonical Senses Mind 1 -
Biological Senses
Mind Gender
Gender H
Earth, Fire, Air, Water Plants
M/F/H
1,4 (Dormant)
Worms/insects
Yes
3
Ants Bees Human beings (including many animals)
Yes Yes Yes
bi-/ unisex Unisex Unisex Unisex, M/FH
Yes
M/F/H
4. Gender or Sex organs
The 1-4 sensed living beings have been called hermaphrodites by gender in T.S. 2.50. However, Table 5 indicates that the livingness developed with no sex-sign at primary level, it developed to bi-sex and, then, unisex characteristics later with two-sensed beings. Even sex-characteristics are observed in plant kingdom also. Thus, hermaphroditism is only a partial statement. These species could be female and males also by sex in addition to their hermaphrodite gender. Thus, 1-4 sensed beings may be mono-sex or bi-sex by gender. The bi-sex nature could have two varieties - one having reproductive capacity and other having no capacity of reproduction. The biologists agree to both these types in contrast with the canons. However, the five-sensed beings are said to be having all the three genders or sex organs physically and psychically,
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