https://www.tattvagyan.com Tattvagyan is a comprehensive online website giving an indepth knowledge on Spirituality, Philosophy, Jain Culture, Jainism, etc. Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-6/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-6/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2025 14:11:02 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=2677
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. […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-6/feed/ 0 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-7/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-7/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:19:29 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=2680
In this stanza, the fourth type of sthavara jiva i.e. Vaukaya jiva are defined and explained. VAUKAYA : Vaukaya jiva are living beings that have air as their own bodies, also known as air bodies. The possible forms of air bodies are stated below: 1. Air existing beyond atmosphere i.e. stratosphere, troposphere. 2. Air essential […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-7/feed/ 0 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-1/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-1/#comments Mon, 02 Dec 2024 22:51:43 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=2413
In the first stanza, the author pays obeisance to Lord Mahavira who through his omniscience enlightens the three loka which are deprived of the right knowledge. This series of Jiv Vichar offers a brief explanation about the different life forms existing in the whole universe and classifications of all living beings (bodies) as stated in […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-1/feed/ 2 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-5/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-5/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:28:42 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=2671
In this stanza, the second type of sthavara jiva i.e. Apkaya jiva are defined and explained. APKAYA : Apkaya jiva are living beings that have water (in any form) as their own bodies, also known as water bodies. The possible forms of water bodies are stated below: 1. Water of well, reservoirs, ponds, lakes, river, […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-5/feed/ 0 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-2/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-2/#comments Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:37:24 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=2422
The classification of living beings commences with the two major state of souls: A. MUKTA (Liberated souls) B. SANSARI (Non-liberated souls/Transient souls) A. MUKTA : Refers to all living beings that are free from all karmic bandages, in other words souls that have attained liberation and are free from the cycle of birth and death. […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-2/feed/ 0 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-3-4/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-3-4/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:30:21 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=2427
Gatha 3 Gatha 4 PRUTHVIKAYA : Pruthvikaya jiva are living beings having earth, soil, minerals, etc as their own bodies, also known as earthly bodies. The different kinds of earthly bodies are stated below: Quartz, pearl, gem, cinnabar, orpiment, realgar, mansheel, mercury, metals like gold, silver and platinum, chalk, red clay, aranetto, coral, mica, alum, […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-3-4/feed/ 3 https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-8/ https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-8/#comments Sun, 18 Aug 2024 13:28:25 +0000 Tattva Gyan http://tattvagyan.com/?p=2684
In this stanza, the fifth and final type of sthavara jiva i.e. vanaspatikaya jiva are defined and explained. VANASPATIKAYA : Vanaspatikaya jiva are living beings that have vegetable or flora as their own bodies, also known as vegetal bodies. Now vanaspatikaya are classified into two groups as stated in the Jain scriptures: i. Sadharana vanaspatikaya […]]]> https://www.tattvagyan.com/jain-stotra/jiv-vichar/gatha-8/feed/ 2