ājīva
Ājīva,[ā + jīva; Sk. ājīva] livelihood,mode of living,living,subsistence,D.I,54; A.III,124 (parisuddha°); Sn.407 (°ṁ = parisodhayi = micchājīvaṁ hitvā sammājīvaṁ 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 (ariyaṭṭhaṅgika).
--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. (Page 97)