Related:: [[Gandhabba]] # Jīvita Indriya (Life Force) (same as Āyu) ![[DN16 Mahāparinibbānasutta#^giving-up-jivita|DN16]] ## MN43 > [!tip] MN43 Mahāvedallasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/mn43/en/sujato)) gives the most comprehensive Q&As on Ayu ![[MN43 Mahāvedallasutta#^ayu-is-not-experience]] ## Others ![[Gandhabba#4 components (Same in the Jivita Indriya Jīvita indriya )]] ## Suttas - [[MN43 Mahāvedallasutta]] - Lots of details on Ayu - [[DN26 Cakkavattisutta]] - Explain how Ayu reduced - AN7.74 Arakasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an7.74/en/sujato)) - Buddha on the **fleeting** nature of the human life, quoting many great #simile(s) by Araka, a spiritual teacher when human lifespan was still 60,000 years ### Life Spans ![[Loka#^sutta-lifespan]]