Eastern religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism recognise non-humans as sentient beings. The term "sentient beings" is translated from various Sanskrit terms ("jantu, bahu jana, jagat, sattva") and "conventionally refers to the mass of living things subject to illusion, suffering, and rebirth (Saṃsāra)". In some forms of Buddhism plants, stones and other inanimate objects are considered to be 'sentient'. In Jainism many things are endowed with a soul, "jīva", which is sometimes translated as 'sentience'. Some things are without a soul, "ajīva", such as a chair or spoon. There are different rankings of "jīva" based on the number of senses it has. Water, for example, is a sentient being of the first order, as it is considered to possess only one sense, that of touch.