Jainism For Beginners Level 03

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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Non Living BEINGS
Six substances - II
LIDE
AJIVA
NON-LIVING SUBSTANCES
nything that does not have life or
is Ajiva. Ajiva literally
Anothe
means without a soul and therefore, they cannot accumulate any Karma. They do not have birth, death, pleasure, or pain; they are Achetan (inert). Examples of Ajivs are: a box, car, fan, television, photo frame, iron, watch, etc.
Jain Philosophy has classified Ajivs into the following five categories:
(1) Dharmastikaya (Medium of Motion). (2) Adharmastikaya (Medium of Rest). (3) Akashastikaya (Space).
(4) Pudgalastikaya (Matter).
(5)
Kal (Time).
[1]
MEDIUM OF MOTION
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harmastikaya is made up of two words: Dharma and Astikaya. The term Dharma here does not refer to religion, but means the medium of motion. Astikaya means collection of spaces. It denotes the medium of motion for things in the universe. In the absence of this medium, Jiva and other matters would be unable to move. This medium prevails in loka (cosmic space), but is absent in aloka (trans cosmic space)