Nigod ke jeev Jain dharm me sabse nichle star ke jiva hote hain. Inke bare me yeh samjhaaya jata hai:

• Nigod ke jeev bahut chhote, aur inke paasna to indriyan (senses) hote hain, na hi vyakti roop se sochne-samajhne ki kshamata. Ye apne aap me alag pehchaan nahi rakhte; mainly inhen group ya nigodyo ki duniya ke roop me dekha jata hai.
• Inka janam karm ki dasha (karma-bandhan) ki wajah se hota hai. Jiv ke paas jeevan ki yeh sabhiyata karm se aati hai, aur Nigod jeev bhi karm ki ghatak ya prarabdha ke anusar utpann hote hain. Isliye inka janam koi ichha ya ichchha-poorn manovriti se nahi hota, balki karm ki prakriti ke anukul hota hai.
• Nigod jeevon ki utpatti aur vinash (maran) tezi se hoti hai; kai baar ek din ya kuch palon me hi yeh uttar chadhav lete hain. Ye isliye hota hai ki universe me jivon ki sankhya aur karmic dhara chalti rahe.
• Digambar aur Shwetambar dono milkar is vichar ko mante hain ki Nigod jeev sabhi jiva jagat ke antar hote hain, aur inke jeevan par bhi karma ka niyantran hota hai. Dono sampraday me is vishay par pramukh roop se sahmati hoti hai, lekin kuch vyakhyaon me inke gun aur upalabdhi (prakriti) ki visist vyakhyaen alag ho sakti hain.

Agar aap chahein to main Nigod ke jeevon ke bare me purane Jain sutron se mukhya arth (arth) ya shloka ka saakshat sandarbh de sakta hoon, ya Digambar/Shwetambar ki alag-alag vyakhyaon ko aur spasht roop se samjha sakta hoon.