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previous four, and speech-force and sense
of taste. (3) Treendriya, three-sensed, e.g. bug, ant,
scorpion, lice. They have 7 vitalities, sense
of smell is added to the above six. (4) Chaturendriya, four-sensed, e.g. wasp,
moth, fly, bee. They possess the sense of
sight also and have 8 vitalities. (5) Panchendriya Asaini. Irrational, five
sensed, such as a kind of serpent found in water. They have 9 vitalities, the sense of hearing being added to the preceding
8. They are rarely found. (6) Panchendriya Saini, Rational, five-sensed.
They include hellish, celestial and human beings, beasts, birds, fowl, fishes, serpents, etc. They have 10 vitalities, mindforce being added to the above 9.
The degree of Himsa varies with the motive which causes it and the vitalities. injured. The higher the number of vitalities possessed by a Jiva, the greater is the Himsa in killing it. Himsa has been said of two kinds-Anarambhi or Samkalpi and Arambhi. The first one may be translated as “Intentional Injury”. It can be avoided by every
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