Jainism na siddhanto anusar, "kul jeevyoni" arthaat jeevna mukhya 8 prakarni yonio (birth categories) chhe. Aa 8 pramukh yonio ne "ashtakul yonio" kevay chhe. Aa pramukh 8 kul jeevyoni chhe:

1. Narak (Hell beings)
2. Tiryancha (Animals, insects, plants, etc.)
3. Manushya (Humans)
4. Dev (Heavenly beings)
5. Vanaspatikaya (Plant life)
6. Prithvikaya (Earth-bodied beings)
7. Apkaya (Water-bodied beings)
8. Teukaya (Fire-bodied beings)
9. Vayukaya (Air-bodied beings)

Pan mukhya 4 gati (Narak, Tiryancha, Manushya, Dev) ma pan vivid yoni hoy chhe, jem ke andaja 84 lakh yoni (species) ni vaat pan Jain grantho ma aave chhe. Aa baddha jeevo anant samay thi chaurasi lakh yoni ma farata rahe chhe.

Tethi, Jainism anusar "kul jeevyoni" mukhya 8 prakar ni chhe, pan samagra jeevoni yoni (species) ni sankhya anant chhe.