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Introduction
A life subject to ignorance and lack
of self-control becomes involved in the varied bonds of Karma. A person
thus bounded by Karmas has to take birth in four different states and eight million four
hundred thousands of different existences. Involving in the cycle of
worldly lives implies undergoing obligatory worldly existences in which one has to
suffer birth, old age, and death as also mental and physical illnesses.
The four-fold states are those of human,
divine, animal, and hellish life. The eight million four hundred thousands of existences are
described as under by the religion scriptures:
- Nitya-nigoda0.7
- MillionItar-nigoda0.7
- Pruthvikaya
(Earth)0.7
- Jalakaya (Water)0.7
- Agnikaya
(Fire)0.7
- Vayukaya
(Air)0.7
- Vanaspatikaya
(Vegitables)1.0
- Two senses
(Insects)0.2
- Three senses (Insects)0.2
- Four senses
(Insects)0.2
- Five senses (animal) -
life0.4
- Heavenly0.4
- Hellish0.4
- Human 1.4
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Total 8.4 Million
Author : Shri Atmanandji (Dr. Soneji)
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