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Ajīva

The non-living: in Jain thought, matter, space, time and the media of motion and rest.

Also: Ajiva

Jainism, Sikhism and other paths

Jain metaphysics divides reality into jīva, the living, and ajīva, the non-living. Ajīva comprises matter (pudgala), space (ākāśa), time (kāla), and two subtle substances, dharma and adharma, which make motion and rest possible. Bondage is the mingling of soul with matter; liberation is their separation.