1) Jīva: our fundamental essence, not the same as our body (which dies). The Jīvafeels perception, can acquire knowledge, and is thus affected by karma.•(2) Ajīva: non-living things (as mentioned earlier).•(3) Asrava: the interaction between jīvaand ajīvathat produces karma.•(4) Bandha: the restriction that karma exercises over our jīva, thereby keeping us in the karmic cycleof rebirth.•(5) Saṃvara: by right conduct, we can release ourselves from this cycle.•(6) Nirjarā: Performance of ascetic practices to destroy our pre-existing karma.•(7) Mokṣa(nirvāṇa): After all karma has been removed from the jīva, one attains true knowledge of reality and freedom from further rebirth.