Sangi (San̄jni) aur asangi (Asan̄jni) Panchendriya jiva me bhed yeh hai:

• Panchendriya jiv: jinke panch indriya (sparsh/chūo, ras/ras, ghrān̄a, chakshu/dekhna, shravan/ sunna) hote hain. Inhi jivon ko do shreniyon me baanta jata hai:

- Sangni (Sanjñi): In jivon ke paas man (manobala) hota hai, yaani ve buddhi/ichha-sakti ke saath jeevan bitate hain. - Asangni (Asanjñi): In jivon ke paas man nahi hota, yaani buddhi ki vikasit sthiti nahi hoti.

• Upar wale vibhaag me insaan (manushya), dev (celestial beings), naraki ke jiv jaise kuch prani sangni hote hain; jabki kuch panchendriya jiv jo man-sangat buddhi ke sath nahin hote, ve asangni ke antar-gat aate hain (yeh prani anginat aawein roop me hote hain). Is prakaar ki vibhaagita ke karan in jiv ke prana (vitalities) ki sankhya alag-alag hoti hai:

- Sangni panchendriya jivo ke paas dus pranas (pran-bal) hote hain. - Asangni panchendriya jivo ke paas nau pranas hote hain.

• Sikhar par tattva: ahimsa ki soch ke liye yeh samajhna zaroori hai ki in dono parivaron ki jaan-vishesh tak ki suraksha aur himsa ki samvedna alag hoti hai.

- Sangni jivaon ki buddhi ke saath jeevan me adhik samvedansheelata hoti hai. - Asangni jivo me buddhi ki vikasita stithi nahi hoti, isliye un par ki hui himsa ki ahar/ pap par prabhav alag hota hai.

Digambar aur Śvetāmbara dono hissok ke anusaar yeh sangni–asangi ki vyavastha mool roop se ek hi siddhant par adharit hai, aur dono dharma me is vyavastha ki mahatva ki samajh bani rahti hai.

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