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Home  » Resources » Glossary » Ṣaṭ-jīvanikāya

Ṣaṭ-jīvanikāya

The six kinds of living beings distinguished in Jainism:

  • earth-bodies
  • water-bodies
  • fire-bodies
  • air-bodies
  • plants
  • moving beings

They all have to be respected and not injured or destroyed.

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