The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c8.81

c8.81

The earth- and water-beings are not capable of moving voluntarily, nor are plants. Hence they are called *thāvara*, i.e. stationary, in contrast to all other beings, called *tasā pāṇā*, i.e. movable (comp. e.g. Āyār. 5, 1). The text of Dasav. 4 beg. formed hereafter shows the altogether unobjectionable meaning. But Siddhasena on T. 2, 12 (p. 158, 3) distinguishes between the two groups as such in which both the conditions and the mood of the corresponding being show up externally and such where they do not; for *trasa*, so it is said, originally (*ādau*) means *sukha-grahaṇa*. Acc. to Devanandin *trasa* expresses the possibility of transition into a different class of being which, as was mentioned just before, certain beings are lacking, so that for him all beings having one sense only belong to the *thāvara*.