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476 : Scientific Contents in Prakrta Canons
(ii) Sexual
(i) Water moving (ii) Land moving (iii) sky moving (a) Fish 23 (a) 4-footed
(a) Skinwinged 8 (b) Tortoise 2 (0) 1-hoofed 8 (b) Bristle W 38 (c) Grāna 5 (ii) 2-hoofed 16 (c) Vitata - (d) Crocodiles 5 (iii) Gandipada 5 (d) Samudga - (e) Siśumāra 1 (iv) Nailed footed 13 36 - 42
46 (b) Creepers (i) Arms moving 14 (ii) Breast moving 39
Total = 53 Grand Total
36 + 95 + 46 = 177 Table 8 gives details about 5-sensed human beings for which some description is found in Digambara canons which have been marked by '*' in the Table. They belong to the chordata class of zoology. However, there seems to be difference between human classification among the two versions of the Jainas. Satkhandāgama has two different varieties : pure and mixed human beings based on spiritual stages. In contrast, Kundakunda has two varieties - born in land of action and enjoymento. Bhagavati Ārādhanā commentatorio mentions four varieties -- two of Kundakunda and (iii) born in inner isiands and (iv) a-sexuals. These seem to be akin to Prajñāpanā. There is no mention of Aryan and non-Aryan varieties in these texts. But Prajñāpanā" and Jivajivābhigama start the classification of human beings into Aryan and nonAryans at the third stage while T. S.12 starts the same at the first stage. Moreover, there is also difference in the sub-classification of Aryans and non-Aryans as below:
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