Because ajiva has no life, it does not accumulate karma and cannot die.

The latter five are united as the ajiva (the non-living).

Examples of ajiva include chairs, computers, paper, and plastic.

In Jainism, there are five categories which Ajiva can be placed into.

According to Jain philosophy, Ajiva can be divided into two kinds, with form and without form.

Jain texts claims that the universe consists of jiva (life force or souls) and ajiva (lifeless objects).

Samma Ajiva, or Right Livelihood, consists in following a trade or occupation compatible with the above.

In tine opening verse, along with the usual mangalacharana (eulogy), it is mentioned that dravya consists of jiva and ajiva.

Mahavira perceived the world as being composed of that which is alive and conscious (jiva), and matter which is not (ajiva).

Vitalism is at the core of Jain philosophy which separates Jiva (soul or life) from Ajiva (non-soul).

Jiva or soul is distinguished from ajiva, on account of the quality of intelligence with which it is endowed and of which the other substances are devoid.

It falls into the Ajiva category, divided into two parts: Loakasa (the part occupied by the material world) and Aloakasa (the space beyond it which is absolutely void and empty).