Indian Philosophy (sarva darshana saamkathya)

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Folks,

<b>Souls in animal life forms,
Spirits in Elements.</b>


It is the ganas, boothas and yakshas that occupy animal lifeforms and spread over whole species, as well as the elements (mountains, rivers, etc).

The eighteen Ganas as per Hindu cosmology are:
Devas, Siddhas, Asuras, Daityas, Garudas, Kinnaras, Nirutas,
Kimpurushas, Gandharvas, Yakshas, Vinjayas, Bhutas, Pisachas,
Antharas, Munivas, Uragas, Akashavasis and Bhoga Bumidars.

These being are non evolutionary and do not accumulate karma. Souls have the astral body(manomaya) in the antarloka(inner world), and the physical body(annamaya) in the bhuloka - operating in these bodies at birth and death.

Bootha and yaksha bodies are something else.

Regards.

Pathma