Tattvartha sutra

Author(s): Umaswati, Umaswami, D S Baya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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TATTVĀRTHA SÜTRA : LIVING BEINGS : 25
• Sanisärinastrasasthāvarāh || 12 || They are, also, Static or Dynamic. (12)
• Prthivya 'mbuvanaspatayah sthāvarāh || 13 || The Earth-bodies, the Water-bodies and the Vegetational-bodies
are static living beings. (13)
• Tejovāyā dvīndriyādayaśca trasāḥ || 14 || The dynamic living beings are - Fire-bodies, Air-bodies,
Bisensory beings, ete (Trisensory beings, Quadrusensory beings, Irrational Pentasensory beings and Rational Pentasensory beings). (14)
Sensory Organs - • Pañcendriyāni || 15 || Sensory organs are five. (15) • Dvividhāni || 16 ||| Each of these sensory organs are of two types - Dravyendriya or
Material sense organ and Bhāvendriya or Volitional sense
organ. (16) • Nirvrtyupakarane dravyendriyani || 17 || Material sense organs are either physical (Nirvrtti) or instrumental
(Upakarana) types. (17) • Labdhyupayogau bhāvendriyani || 18 || Volitional sense organs are, again, Labdhyendriya or Potential
sense organ and Upayogendriya or Cognitive sense organs.
• Upayogah sparśādisu || 19 || Cognition happens through touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing.