Ekendriya

Spiritual beings in Jainism

Ekendriya or ekendriya jīva are a class of spiritual beings (Jīvas) mentioned in Jainism believed to be one-sensed nature spirits which only have the sense of touch. Souls reincarnate as ekendriya as a result of their karma and spend different amounts of time existing as ekendriya, depending on how much good karma or bad karma souls that are reincarnated as ekendriya have. Because the natural world is believed to be filled with nature spirits, Jains avoid causing harm to any forms of Earth life and the environment.

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