8400000

Planet Earth is home to 8.7 million species, scientists estimate

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/aug/23/species-earth-estimate-scientists

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/science/30species.html

86 Percent of Earth's Species Still Unknown

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110824-earths-species-8-7-million-biology-planet-animals-science/

http://earthsky.org/earth/new-census-we-share-earth-with-millions-of-unknown-species

Planetarium

http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/planetarium/human.htm 
Quotes
http://www.vaniquotes.org/wiki/Category:Eight_Million_Four_Hundred_Thousand
Tube
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=8400000

Asanas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asana#The_84_classic_yoga_asanas

Hells
http://afterdeathbeforelife.blogspot.com/2014/07/84000-hell.html

Version 1

Number of species living in the water	900,000
Number of kinds of sthāvara (non-moving living entities such as trees and plants)	2,000,000
Number of species of insects and reptiles	1,100,000
Number of species of birds	1,000,000
Number of varieties of quadrupeds	3,000,000
Number of human species	400,000

Source
http://hansadutta.com/krsnanews/2011/08/24/8400000-species-life-padma-purana/ 
http://sites.tufts.edu/bhaktiyoga/entry/52

Version 2

The 84 lakh Yonis are said to be distributed among these seven as follows:
1. Devas: 14 lakh Yonis
2. Human beings: 9 lakhs
3. Animals: 10 lakhs
4. Birds: 10 lakhs
5. Reptiles: 11 lakhs
6. Aquatic creatures: 10 lakhs
7. Plants: 20 lakhs
These seven great births are within the domain of Maya.

Source
http://www.skandagurunatha.org/works/kanthar-anubhuthi/verse-39.asp

Version 3

There exist 8.4 million (84 lakhs) different forms of life based on their birth location. They are classified as follows:

1. Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with earth as its body 
2. Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with water as its body 
3. Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with fire as its body 
4. Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with air as its body 
5. Ten lakhs (1,000,000) forms of above-ground vegetation with one soul in every independent living body, 
6. Fourteen lakhs (1,400,000) forms of below-ground vegetation with multiple souls in every independent living body, 
7. Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with two sense organs, 
8. Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with three sense organs, 
9. Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with four sense organs, 
10. Four lakhs (400,000) forms of heavenly beings, 
11. Four lakhs (400,000) forms of living beings of hell,

Source
http://www.jainlibrary.org/elib_master/ritual_text/290001_ritual/31_Sath_lakh_Sutra_289031.pdf

Evolution

It has taken 4,313,000 years of evolution from the amoeba to man of today. Some details:

   * It took the amoeba 432,000 years to evolve into a fish.
   * It took the fish 432,000 years to evolve into a tortoise.
   * It took the tortoise 432,000 years to evolve to a mammal like water hog.
   * It took the water hog 432,000 years to evolve to a higher form of mammal li        ke a lion.
   * It took the lion 432,000 years to evolve to an ape such as a chimpanzee or         sometimes known as the missing link.
   * It took that ape 432,000 years to evolve to the first man with intelligence.       He was actually the ADAM known as ABUL BASHR.