Jainism Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===''Dravya'' (Ontological facts)=== {{Main|Dravya}} ''Dravya'' means substances or entity in [[Sanskrit]].{{sfn|Grimes|1996|pp=118–119}} Jains believe the universe is made up of six eternal substances: sentient beings or souls (''[[Jīva (Jainism)|jīva]]''), non-sentient substance or matter (''[[pudgala]]''), the principle of motion (''[[Dharma (Jainism)|dharma]]''), the principle of rest (''[[adharma]]''), space (''[[Ākāśa (Jainism)|ākāśa]]''), and time (''[[kāla (time)|kāla]]'').{{sfn|Grimes|1996|pp=118–119}}{{sfn|Nemicandra|Balbir|2010|p=1 of Introduction}} The last five are united as the ''ajiva'' (non-living).{{sfn|Grimes|1996|pp=118–119}} Jains distinguish a substance from a complex body, or thing, by declaring the former a simple indestructible element, while the latter is a compound made of one or more substances that can be destroyed.{{sfn|Champat Rai Jain|1917|p=15}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page