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9) Master:Some Acãryas assign some Master for whole realm of Apkayika Jîva world. Brahma God is designated as the master of apkayika (water living-being). Hence it is also known as Bambhathavarakaya. 10) Identity:Living-beings are also recognized by their senses. Apkayika has only one sense and is identified by its touch sense (one of the total of 5 senses) as per Jaina Science. Modern science has still to understand the type of life, water-bodied structures can possess. 11) Body and its Types Abody is a means or vehicle for a living being to accomplish activities, or to experience the fruits of good & bad Karmas during the span of its life. It is formed due to fructification of Nama Karma of a living
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Water-bodied living-beings carry 3 types of bodies as explained below. (i) Audarika Body: This body is made of Udãr i.e., main macro atoms/pudgalas. That means pudgalas of blood, flesh, bones etc constitute this body. This type of physical body of Man and Triyanca is called Audarika-body. The worldly body of water is also Audarika. Its basic nature/tendency is to rot, decay & perish. (ii) Tejasa Body: A Body, which metoabolizes the accepted food. This body is made of energetic (Tejasa) pudgalas, Its existence can be recognized by the warmness, present in the living-being. Special energies, such as Tejo-Labdhi, can be acquired through penance and devotion. (iii) Karmana Body: As per Jaina science, it is the store house of pudgalas of up to 8-types of karma category. This body is the most subtle and important for the accounting of the life nature of a Jîva. The last two types of bodies always remain always associated with every worldy soul, including Jala Jîva. When a soul enters an audarika body, called Jala Kaya (made up of water molecules), it is called waterbodied living-being (Jala Kayika)! 12) As Life Anchor for others:Water supports almost all other life-forms, except some normal type of fire
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