Dravya Samgraha by Nemichandra Siddhantidev
1. I always salute with my head that eminent one among the great Jinas,
who is worshipped by the host of Indras and who has described the
Dravyas (substances) Jiva and Ajiva.
2. Jiva is characterized by upayoga, is formless and an agent has the same
extent at its own body, is the enjoyer (of the fruits of Karma), exists in samsara, is
Siddha and has a characteristic upward motion.
3. According to Vyavahara Naya, that is called Jiva, which is possessed of
four Pranas, viz., Indriya (the senses), Bal (force), Ayu (life) and
Anaprana
(respiration) into the three periods of time (viz., the present, the
past and the future), and according to Nischaya Naya, that which has consciousness is called Jiva.
