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    How many types of prann are there

    one year ago 120

    In Jainism, prāṇa refers to the vitalities or life-forces that are present in living beings (jīvas). According to Jain philosophy, there are ten types of prāṇas (vitalities):

    1. Śarīra-prāṇa (body-vitality)
    2. Indriya-prāṇa (sense-vitality; each sense has its own prāṇa, totaling five: touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing)
    3. Manaḥ-prāṇa (mind-vitality)
    4. Vāk-prāṇa (speech-vitality)
    5. Prāṇa-prāṇa (respiration-vitality)
    6. Āyuḥ-prāṇa (life-duration-vitality)

    To summarize, the ten prāṇas are:

    1. Body
    2. Touch
    3. Taste
    4. Smell
    5. Sight
    6. Hearing
    7. Mind
    8. Speech
    9. Respiration
    10. Life-duration

    The presence and number of these vitalities depend on the type of living being (from one-sensed to five-sensed beings). For example, a single-sensed being (like a plant) possesses only some of these prāṇas, while a five-sensed being with mind (like humans) possesses all ten.

    References:

    • Tattvartha Sutra (Jain canonical text)
    • Jainism: The World of Conquerors by Natubhai Shah

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