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    10 types of kalpvruksh

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    In Jain dharma, “kalpavruksh” are divine wish‑fulfilling trees that existed in the very early time‑cycle (पहला काल – सुख का काल) on भोग‑भूमि like Uttarakuru etc. They supplied all needs of people automatically.

    Traditional Jain texts describe 10 types of kalpavruksh:

    1. Pānānga (पानाङ्ग) – trees that give all kinds of sweet, nourishing drinks.
    2. Tūryānga (तूर्याङ्ग) – trees that give musical instruments and music.
    3. Bhūṣaṇānga (भूषणाङ्ग) – trees that give ornaments (necklace, bracelet, crown, etc.).
    4. Vastrānga (वस्त्राङ्ग) – trees that give clothes and garments.
    5. Bhojanānga (भोजनाङ्ग) – trees that give food and ready‑made dishes.
    6. Ālayānga (आलयाङ्ग) – trees that give houses, mansions, places to live.
    7. Dīpānga (दीपाङ्ग) – trees that give lamps / indoor light at night.
    8. Bhājanānga (भाजनाङ्ग) – trees that give vessels, pots, utensils.
    9. Mālānga (मालाङ्ग) – trees that give garlands, flowers, decorative items.
    10. Jyotirānga or Tejāṅga (ज्योतिरेलाङ्ग / तेजाङ्ग) – trees that give bright radiant light, like sun‑moon type lustre.
    • Śvetāmbara and Digambara both accept these 10 basic types; only the exact Prakrit/Sanskrit names differ slightly from text to text (e.g. Paṇāṅga/Pānānga, Tejāṅga/Jyotirāṅga), but the objects supplied are the same.

    These are not ordinary botanical trees; they are special earth‑bodied (पृथ्वी‑कायी) beings that automatically present the right objects as the result of the great पुण्य of the souls living in that era.

    You can read a simple explanation of Kalpavruksha in Jainism here

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