Ājīva Ājīva [ā + jīva; Sk. ājīva] livelihood, mode of living, living, subsistence, D i.54; A iii.124 (parisuddha˚); Sn 407 (˚ŋ = parisodhayi = micchājīvaŋ hitvā sammājīvaŋ eva pavattayī SnA 382), 617; Pug 51; Vbh 107, 235; Miln 229 (bhinna˚); Vism 306 (id.); DhsA 390; Sdhp 342, 375, 392. Esp. freq. in the contrast pair sammā -- ājīva & micchā -- ā˚ right mode & wrong mode of gaining a living, e. g. at S ii.168 sq.; iii.239; v.9; A i.271; ii 53, 240, 270; iv.82; Vbh 105, 246. See also magga (ariyaṭṭhangika).
    -pārisuddhi purity or propriety of livelihood Miln 336; Vism 22 sq., 44; DhA iv.111. -vipatti failure in method of gaining a living A i.270. -sampadā perfection of (right) livelihood A i.271; DA i.235.