jiva

[ jee-vuh ]

noun
  1. Hinduism. the individual soul, regarded as a particular manifestation of Atman.

  2. Jainism. : Also called ji·vat·ma [jee-vaht-muh]. /dʒiˈvɑt mə/.

    • the individual soul or life monad, compared to a transparent crystal stained by karmic matter with colors, or lesyas, of varying hues.

    • all such monads collectively, regarded as the animating principle of the universe.

Origin of jiva

1
1800–10; <Sanskrit: literally, living

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