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JEEV-VICHAR Beneath hells, there is ghanodadhi and beneath it there are layers of these two types of winds.)
(5) VANASPATIKAAY - Livingbeings who have vegeta
tion as their body are called Vanaspatikaay.
They are of two types : 1) Pratyek Vanaspatikaay.
2) Sadharan Vanaspatikaay. Pratyek - When there is a single soul in a single body, the livingbeing is called Pratyek. e.g. trees, fruits, skin, trunks of trees, roots, leaves etc.
Sadharan - When there are infinite souls in a single body, the livingbeings are called Sadharan. e.g. onion, sprout, moss, fungus, green ginger, wet turmeric, kunvar (a kind of herb), thor (a thorny plant), -potato etc.
PECULIARITIES TO IDENTIFY SADHARAN VANASPATIKAAY
1) Joints, the portion between two joints, fibres are
hidden. 2) On cutting they can be divided into two even parts. 3) After cutting, if sown they grow again.
PARYAPTA - Livingbeings who have completed paryaptis proper for them or would complete them before their death are called Paryapta.
APARYAPTA - Livingbeings who haven't completed paryaptis proper for them or would die without completing them are called Aparyapta.
PARYAPTI - The power by which matter can be taken and transformed is called Paryapti.
