1. What is 'Tiryancha Gati' ?
(1) Because of which 'Name Karma' the soul gets/involved in animal disposition / temperament, is called Animal body-form.
(2) Those who are crooked by mind, word and body, whose instinctive consciousness for food is well expressed, and who have acquired abundance of sins, are called Tiryancha - Animal & Plant. Their body-form, is called Animal body-form. (Jeev Kand, 148)
(3) Whose load-carrier Karmas are on rise and are of low category they are of Tiryanchas body-form. (Raj Vartika, 4/27/3)
2. Which living beings are included in 'Tiryanch Gati' ?
All living beings save/except celestial beings (Deva), infernal beings and human beings are called of Animal and plant body-form ,i.e. beings of one, two, three, four senses and animals. birds, snakes ,etc. of five senses.
3. What are the three kinds of Animal beings having five senses ?
Acquatic, Terrestrial (land animal) and Aerial (sky-going)
(1) Acquatic - Who live in water are called acquatics such as fish, crocodile, cancer, octopus, etc.
(2) Aerial (sky-going) - Beings who used to fly in the sky are called Aerial beings, e.g. cuckoo, minah, parrot, bird, etc. (3) Terrestrials - Who live on earth are called terrestrials, e.g. elephant, horse, cow, shegoat, etc.
Note - These kinds of Animal beings are with regards to five sensed beings not with regard to 'Vikalendriya' (two-sensed, three-sensed or four sensed), i.e. deficient-sensed.
4. How many kinds of five-sensed "Tiryancha's" are there with regard to Region (sub-continent) ?
Two kinds.
(1) Beings born in the land of action (Karmabhumija)
(2) Beings born in the land of worldly enjoyments (Bhogbhumija)
5. What is the food of 'Bhogbhumija' "Triyancha's" ?
In Bhogbhumi lion, etc. Triyanchas are vegetarian. They relish food-stuff according to their ability obtained from Kalpavraksha (trees which give desired things without any effort), of course, without flesh food. (Tiloy Pannati, 4/397)
6. Whether all these three kinds - acquatic, terrestrial and aerial are found in 'Bhogbhumi' ?
No. No acqutics and 'Vikalachatuaska' (2,3,4 and mindless five-sensed 'Triyanchas') are found in 'Bhogabhumi'. Lavana ocean, 'Kalodadhi' ocean and 'Swambhooraman' ocean are related with 'Karmabhumi' (land of action) therefore, aquatics live here but the rest oceans are related with 'Bhogbhumi' (the land of worldly enjoyments) no acquatics live there. There is no existence of acquatics in the rivers and tank of 'Bhogbhumi' and also no 'Vikalachatuska' live there. That is why 'Saudharma Indra' fetches water of 'Kshir Sagar' (the fifth ocean) for the birth anoinment of the 'Child-Teerthankara' because no Trasakaya beings (mobile beings) live there (Kartikeyanupreksha - Commentary of 144h ballad).
7. What are the sufferings of 'Tiryancha gati' ?
There are many kinds of sufferings in Tiryancha gati. lions, tiger etc. devour weak animals (weaker than their ownselves). vulture, kite catch and snatch away birds flying in the sky. Big fish swallows small fishes and if by chance saved from them then they are to bear sufferings of hunger, thirst diseases, etc. There are abundant of sufferings of piercing and cutting. An ox is made stallion, hair of the pig are rooted up (detached) and if by chance are saved from them, the barbarians (non-Aryans), Bhil, fishermen, etc. kill them. And today in the 21st century there is no end of the sufferings of Tiranchas, lakhs of animal are slaughtered every day in slaughter-houses. (Kartikeynupreksha, 40-44)
8. Are all 'Tiryanchas' are put to such troubles ?
No. Bhogbhumij Tiryanchas enjoy only pleasure and the Karambhumija Tiryanchas are subject to both pleasure and pain.
9. How many Gunasthan are there of Tiryanchas ?
1 to 5 Gunasthans are found in Tiryanchas.
There is only first Gunasthan of one sensed to five sensed without mind.
Five sensed with mind of Karambhumij have 1 to 5 Gunasthana.
Tiryancha of Bhogbhumi have 1 to 4 Gunasthana.
There are 1 to 5 Gunasthana in spontaneous generated Tiryanchas with mind.
10. What are distinguishing features of spontaneous generated Tiryancha with mind ?
They having developed all completions (Paryaptiyen) in an Antarmuhurta and taking rest for further one Antarmuhurta and having been attained purity within an Antarmuhurta, can also attain restraint - unrestraint and can observe partial restraint till one Purvakoti for example fish, tortoise, frog, etc. beings but their gender remain only nuter and they cannot attain first suppressive right faith, they can attain only destruction-cum-suppression right faith. (Shri Dhavla, Book 4/18/350)
11. Whether Tiryanchas and deficient quartet of fifth stage of spiritual development are found in Bhogbhumi (pleasure land) ?
Only first four Gunasthanas are found in the Bhogbhumi. No beings of fifth Gunasthan and deficient quartet are found there, but if their some earlier enemy deity abducting them from Karambhumi drop them in the Bhogbhumi, then deficient beings and beings of fifth Gunasthan Tiryanchas are also found there. (Shri Dhavla Pustaka 4/8/168-189)
12. What are the five kinds of five sensed Tiryanchas and what is their Age ?
Calculation :-
1 Purvang = 84,00,000 (84 lakh years)
and 84,00,000
Purvang= 1 Purva
1 Purva = 70560000000000 years
Note - Minimum age of Tiryanchas is one Antarmuhurta.
