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jivatma

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ji⋅va

[jee-vuh]
–noun
1. Hinduism. the individual soul, regarded as a particular manifestation of Atman.
2. Jainism.
a. the individual soul or life monad, compared to a transparent crystal stained by karmic matter with colors, or lesyas, of varying hues.
b. all such monads collectively, regarded as the animating principle of the universe.
Also called ji⋅vat⋅ma [jee-vaht-muh] .

Origin:
1800–10; < Skt: lit., living
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