Jainism ni drashti ma "Anantkay" arthaat evi jiv praja, je ma anant (asankhya) sharir hoy chhe. Anantkay jiv pramukh rite vanaspati (one-sensed beings) ma aave chhe. Vanaspati jiv be prakar na hoy chhe: pratyek vanaspati (ek-ek sharir ma ek jiv) ane sadharan vanaspati (ek sharir ma anant jiv hoy).

Anantkay jiv, sadharan vanaspati ma ganay chhe, jevi ke:

1. Prithvi-kay (Earth-bodied, e.g., clay, metals)
2. Ap-kay (Water-bodied, e.g., dew, water drops)
3. Teu-kay (Fire-bodied, e.g., flame)
4. Vayu-kay (Air-bodied, e.g., wind)
5. Sadharan vanaspati (Common plant-bodied, e.g., roots, grass, trees like banyan)

Aa badha ma anant (asankhyat) jivo hoy chhe, etle te anantkay chhe.

Tethi, anantkay jiv ni sankhya asankhyat chhe—e ganatri ma laai na shake. Jain dharm anusar, ahimsa ni drashti thi aa anantkay jiv na sparsh, vina jaruri karan, talvu joiye.