Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 1

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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1. Sthāvara, immovable. These have one sense : touch. (a. Bhūmi, earth-lives.
Abāra, śarīra, indriya, Ap, water-lives. Badara
Paryāpta Jśvāsocchvāsa (prāņa of c. Tejas, fire-lives. Sūkşma d. Vāyu, air-lives.
(Aparyāpta the text), are the 4 e. Mahīruh, plant-lives.
(paryaptis. 1. Pratyeka, one body with one soul. Only bādara. 2. Sādhāraṇa, one body with many souls. Both
bādara and sūkşma.
2. Trasa, movable.
a. Two-sensed. Touch and taste. b. Three-sensed. „ „ „ and smell.
Four-sensed. „ „ „ „ „ and sight.
These three groups are called collectively vikalākşa. They are paryāpta and aparyāpta. The paryāptas have 5 paryāptis, bhāşā being added to the 4 of the
ekākşas. d. Five-sensed. Hearing is added to the other senses. 11. Nāraka (only in first hell), Paryāpta, with 5 paryāp
Stis 2. Tiryaño.
Aparyāpta. A. Asañjñin. 3. Manuşya. Only aparyāpta. This class consists only
of germs. Lp. 7.1 ff. Devo Bhavanapati. [ Paryāpta, with 5 paryāptis.
· LVyantara. Aparyāpta. I. Nāraka. 2. Tiryañc. 3. Manuşya.
Paryāpta, with 6 paryāpB. Sañjñin.
(Bhavanapati. tis, manas being added.
Vyantara. Aparyāpta. 4. Deva.
Jyotiska.
Vaimānika. This is only a bare outline and could be greatly elaborated! The classification of jivas and their characteristics are discussed in great detail in the Jiv., Pra. (pada 1), Lp., and throughout the Karma Granthas. For a briefer treatment see Uttar. Chap. 36, and T. Chap. 2. There are various points of disagreement. Hema. candra's division into sthāvara and trasa is also given in the KG, but the other sources I have seen consider only bhūmi, ap, and