Ajiva (Sanskrit) is anything that has no soul or life, the polar opposite of "jīva" (soul). Because ajiva has no life, it does not accumulate karma and...

According to the major Jain text Tattvartha Sutra, these are: Jiva – Souls. Ajiva – Soulless objects. Asrava – Influx of karma. Bandha – The bondage of karma...

(adharma), space (ākāśa) and time (kāla). The latter five are united as the ajiva (the non-living). As per the Sanskrit etymology, dravya means substances...

conscious, or sentient beings (jīva) and the non-living or material entities (ajīva). Jain texts discuss numerous philosophical topics such as cosmology, epistemology...

by her parents or relatives. 5. Right livelihood samyag ājīvana, sammā ājīva For monks, beg to feed, only possessing what is essential to sustain life...

reality. These are: jīva – the soul which is characterized by consciousness ajīva – the non-soul puṇya (alms-deed) – which purifies the soul and provide happiness...

of rest (adharma), and the principle of time (kāla). It falls into the Ajiva category, divided into two parts: Loakasa (the part occupied by the material...

(adharma), space (ākāśa), and time (kāla). The last five are united as the ajiva (non-living). Jains distinguish a substance from a complex body, or thing...

say, "jiva and ajiva are not related" and "jiva and ajiva are related". Jains state that jiva attaches itself to karmic particles (ajiva) which means there...

live in. The six dravyas include the jiva and the fivefold divisions of ajiva (non-living) category: dharma (motion), adharma (rest), akasha (space),...