Padarth Prakash Part 01 Jeev Vichar Navtattva

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

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JEEV-VICHAR
Thus, there are eleven divisions. Each of them can be further divided into two types, namely Paryapta and Aparyapta. Thus, there are twenty-two divisions of Sthavar.
SUKSHMA - When the living beings can't be been by our leather eyes, even if countless bodies of infinite living beings are assembled together, then they are called Sukshma. (They are widespread in the entire universe). When a single or two or countable or countless bodies of living beings, assembled together, can be seen by our leather eyes, then the livingbeings are called Badar (except Badar Vaukaay.)
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(1) PRITHVIKAAY - Living-beings who have the prithvi (earth) itself as their body are called Prithvikaay. e.g. quartz, coral, diamonds, gems such as ruby, cinnabar, mercury, metals such as gold, earth, salt, chalk, different kinds of stones, antimony, mica, etc.
APKAAY - Livingbeings who have water itself as their body are called Apkaay. e.g. water from earth, water from sky (rainwater), dew, ice, hail, water oozing out on plants, fog, ghanodadhi etc. (Ghanodadhi is solid water beneath the heavens and the hells.) (3) TEUKAAY - Livingbeings who have fire itself as their body are called Teukaay. e.g. burning coal, spark, blaze, the line of light caused by a falling star, lightening, lamplight, tubelight etc.
(4) VAUKAAY - Living-beings who have the wind itself as their body are called Vaukaay. e.g. wind blowing at heights, wind blowing on land, whirlwind, noisy wind, ghanwaat, tanwaat etc. (Ghanwaat, Tanwaat -