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    5indriya with example

    12 months ago 160

    Five indriyas (pañcendriya) in Jain Dharma are the five senses through which living beings perceive the world. Each indriya has a specific sense object and an organ associated with it.

    • Sparshanendriya — Touch
    - Example: Feeling warmth, hardness, or softness when you touch something.
    • Rasendriya (Rasanendriya) — Taste
    - Example: Sensing sweet, sour, bitter flavors on the tongue.
    • Ghraṇendriya — Smell
    - Example: Detecting fragrance of flowers or the odor of food.
    • Chakshurendriya — Sight
    - Example: Seeing color, shape, and form with the eyes.
    • Shravanendriya — Hearing
    - Example: Perceiving sounds and voices through the ears.

    Notes:

    • These indriyas are the functional senses embedded in the corresponding sense organs (adhibhāshthāna) like eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin.
    • The concepts are described consistently in Jain scriptures and Siddhantic interpretations; traditional Jain thought distinguishes the five indriyas from the physical organs themselves and explains their objects (arthas) and the knowledge (buddhi) they generate.

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