Practical Path

Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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matter for the full development of certain physical and mental faculties. This is of six kinds, namely,
(a) the power to absorb nourishment, (b) the power to build the body from the nourish
ment absorbed, (c) the power to develop physical organs and
faculties, including that of sense-perception, (d) the power to maintain breathing and circu
lation of blood, (e) the power of speech, and (f) the power of discrimination, or thinking, with
the help of the physical organ of thought. (27) Aparyapti, the energy which does not permit 126 the development of any of the six paryaptis or powers described under the next preceding head.
(28) Pratyeků, which appropriates a body to one 127 soul only.
(29) Sâdhârana, which enables a body to be appro- 128 priated by more than one souls.
(30) Sthira, the energy which retains the various 129 dhâtus and upadhâtus in their respective positions in the body. The dhátus are juices, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow and semen; and the upadhâtus, wind, bile, phlegm, nerves, sinews, skin, and the digestive fire.
(31) Asthira, the energy which tends to disturb the 180 equilibrium of dhatus and upadhâtus.
(32) śubha-nama-karma is a prakriti which imparts 181 attractiveness to the limbs of the body.
(33) Asubha-nama-karma is the energy which makes 182 the bodily limbs unattractive and offensive to look at.