Sunday, February 8, 2009

Stanza 3 Further Discussion

All living organisms can be classified under 5 senses.

  • 1 sense beings are like trees.
    • Sense of Touch
    • There are 5 types of 1 sense beings
      • Water
      • Fire
      • Air
      • Earthly
      • Vanaspati.
        • There are 2 types of Vanaspati: Pratyek and Sadaharan.
  1. Pratyek has a soul with its own body. For example a tree. There are 2 types of Pratyek
    1. Pratistit: living beings has parasite of nigodh being. There are many souls that live in one body. For example underground: potato, garlic, onion, carrot, Etc.
    2. Apratisit: has sadharan parasite. For example apple, mango.
  2. Sadaharan is when many living beings share one body. Their Birth, breath, and death is together and worst form of existence. Example: potato, kandmul.
  • 2 sense beings are like worms.
    • Sense of Touch and Taste
  • 3 sense beings are like Ant.
    • Sense of Touch, Taste, and Smell
  • 4 sense beings are like butterfly.
    • Sense of Touch, Taste, Smell, and Sight
  • There are 4 types of 5 sense beings:
    • Sense of Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, and Sound
    • Human, Dev, Animal, Hellish Being.

Jain Mathematics

  • The Numbers can be sub-divided into Finite, Innumerable, and Infinite.
  • Finite
    • Zero to innumerable minus 1
    • Perceived by Matignyan and Shrutgnyan
  • Innumerable
    • Inumerable to infinite minus 1
    • Perceived by Avdignyan and Manapravgyanan
  • Infinite
    • Infinite
    • Perceived by Kevalgnan


Gnay-everything that is to be known

Hay what you are not supposed to indulge into

Upaadae- everything that you should do


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