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428. What kind of living being has these different forms of above-mentioned births?
The celestial and the infernal birth have birth by descent. Viviparous (Jarayuj), Oviparous (Andaj) and Vertebrates without placenta (Potaj) are the birth with the womb and the rest of the living beings are born by agglutination of material particles.
429. How are the different living beings of different genders (Ling) described?
The infernal and the agglutinating living beings are hermaphrodites. The celestial beings could be male or female genders. The rest of the living beings have all three genders.
Chapter # 3.21 The soul classes according to the births.
430. What is called the soul class (Jiv samas)?
The place where a living being is born, determines its jiv samas.
431.
How many different types of soul classes are there?
There are 98 (including subtypes) as follow:
1. For subhumans (Tiryanch) - 85, 2. For humans (Manushya) - 9, 3. For infernal (Narak)-2 4. For celestial (Dev) – 2.
432.
Where do the 85 different types of soul classes of subhumans occur?
1. Agglutinating birth - 69 2. Womb birth – 16.
433. How are are the 69 types of agglutinating births distributed?
1. One sensed - 42, 2. Two to four senses - 9 3. Five senses -18.
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