In Jainism, water is Ajiva (non-living). It is a form of pudgala (matter) and does not have consciousness. So, water is considered ajiv, not jiv (living soul).

Key points:

• Jiva = living souls with consciousness.
• Ajiva = non-living substances; water falls under pudgala (matter) among the Ajiva.
• This classification is the same in both Digambar and Shwetambar traditions; there is no difference about water being Ajiva.

If you want, I can summarize how Jain scriptures describe the five Ajiva (including pudgala) in simple terms.