Editing Akasha (section)

==Jainism==
{{Main|Ākāśa (Jainism)}}

Akasha is space in the [[Jainism|Jain]] conception of the cosmos. Akasha is one of the six ''dravyas'' (substances) and it  accommodates the other five, namely sentient beings or souls (''[[Jīva (Jainism)|jīva]]''), non-sentient substance or matter (''[[pudgala]]''), principle of motion (''[[Dharma (Jainism)|dharma]]''), the principle of rest (''[[adharma]]''), and the principle of time (''[[kāla]]'').

It falls into the ''[[Ajiva]]'' category, divided into two parts: ''Loakasa'' (the part occupied by the material world) and ''Aloakasa'' (the space beyond it which is absolutely void and empty). In ''Loakasa'' the universe forms only a part. Akasha is that which gives space and makes room for the existence of all extended substances.<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Jainism |first=Narendra |last=Singh |publisher=Anmol Publications |year=2001 |page=1623 |isbn=81-261-0691-3}}</ref>

At the summit of the ''lokākāśa'' is the ''[[Siddhashila]]'' (abode of the liberated souls).<ref>{{cite book |last=Sharma |first=C. |year=1997 |title=A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy |place=Delhi |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=81-208-0365-5 |page=64}}</ref>