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The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c9.91

The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c9.91

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c9.91

³ The *tasa pāṇa* are divided (Āyār. 5, 1 f. (=Dasav. 4, 1 intr.) acc. to their physical creation into such coming out of eggs, being born ready made, being brought forth with the amnion, irto such coming into existence in moisture, in sweat or by coagulation, and others that spring from the womb of the earth or from the nil. We have dealt with the sixth case in § 63 already. It is mentioned by Ṭhāṇ. 114a where it is claimed that the first and second case (*aṇḍaya* and *poyāya*) pertair to fishes, birds and the afore quoted crawlers. For an attempt made by KOHL (ZDMG 103, p. 151-155) to explair *poyāya* by "born in a boat" see above, p. 142.

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