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    Are ants panchendriya jiv

    7 months ago 119

    No, according to Jain philosophy ants are not panchendriya jiv.

    • Ants are classified as treindriya (three‑sensed) jiv.
    • They have these three senses:
    1. Touch (sparsh) 2. Taste (ras) 3. Smell (ghran)

    Panchendriya jiv are those with all five senses:

    1. Touch
    2. Taste
    3. Smell
    4. Sight
    5. Hearing

    Examples of panchendriya jiv in Jain scriptures are:

    • Humans
    • Many animals (cows, lions, birds, fish, etc.)
    • Dev (heavenly beings)
    • Naraki (hellish beings)

    You can read a simple explanation of sense-based jiv classification here

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