Federation Of Jain Associations in North America
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GATHA FROM JIV VICHAR | |||||||||
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In this stanza, the third type of sthavara jiva i.e. Teukaya jiva are defined and explained. TEUKAYA / AGNIKAYA: Agnikaya jiva are living beings that have fire as their own bodies, also known as fire bodies. The possible forms of fire bodies are stated below: 1. Burning coal, flame, spark, meteor, moving comet. 2. Lightning (electricity, batteries, etc) - These forms of Teukaya jiva are to be understood with sharp mind. | |||||||||
Quote - Paryushan Day - 4 | |||||||||
Every soul is independent. None depends on another. - Bhagwan Mahavir | |||||||||
PARYUSHAN Day 4 | |||||||||
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