ajiva

[ uh-jee-vuh ]

/ əˈdʒi və /

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noun Jainism.

all in the universe that is not jiva, as space, time, matter, and those things by which rest and motion are possible to objects.

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Origin of ajiva

<Sanskrit ajīva without life, equivalent to a-a-⁶ + jīva living