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Nyaya-Kusumanjali
being can have all the five bodies at once. Every mundane soul has always at least the two bodies, Taijasa and Karmana. During the time the soul is on its way from one incarnation to another it has only these two bodies. Otherwise, it has generally speaking three bodies. In case of gods and denizens of hell the three bodies are Vaikriya, Taijasa and Karmana, while in the case of the other living beings they are Audarika, Taijasa and Karmana, All those beings who are Garbhaja (born in the embr. yonic way) or Sammurchchhins (born spontaneously) have the Audarika body, whereas those who are born by Upapada have the Vaikriya body from their very birth. The Vaikriya and Taijasa bodies can also be acquired by performing the special austerities. By means of the Vaikriya body one can assume different shapes and produce various appearances. In the case of the meritorious persons the Taijasa body performs the function of giving effect to their curses as well as to benedictions. The Taijasa and Karmana bodies offer no resistance and they penetrate and permeate up to the end of the universe. They are connected with the soul from the time without beginning and are absent only in liberated souls. The Karmana body which is the receptacle of Karmans cannot be the means of enjoyment to the soul through the senses and the mind, as the Audarika body is; that is to say, one cannot perform the functions of the senses and the mind by means of this body. Aharaka body which is the special
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