The individual soul. Body and ego-bound consciousness. An unenlightened human being.
1) 'That which is living', derived from verb-root 'jiv' - to live. Individual, embodied soul still bound by mãyã and consequently undergoing the cycle of births and deaths. Infinite in number. With the three bodies - sthul (gross), sukshma (subtle), and kãran (causal) - and three states - waking, dream, and deep sleep. First of the five eternal entities. See also other four eternal entities: ishwar, mãyã, Akshar and Purushottam. 2) Often used synonymously with ãtmã, i.e., a pure soul distinct from all traces of mãyã {Panchala-3}.
living entity, eternal individual soul
the in-dwelling spiritual Self or Atman. From the verb root `jiv` to live.
An eternal finite spirit soul, qualitatively equal with the Supreme Soul.
The embodied soul, a living being, an ordinary person.
An embodied being; ordinary fellow who has not yet realized his true divine nature.
(Lit. living being.) The individual soul, which in essence is one with the Universal Soul.
Jiva means the individual soul. Jiva and Brahm originally were quite akin to each other and it is only the individuality of the Jiva that effected a difference between the two.
living being or life. The individual soul, which in essence is one with the Universal Soul.
The individual soul; the ego.
The soul of a person, essentially the same as Atman. It is made of spiritual or divine matter. It is a concept borrowed from Jainism, and is usually contrasted to ajiva .
It is the empirical self, individual soul or the living being.
Self, as conditioned by body-mind; individual soul.
in the Jain tradition, all living, sentient beings, whose liberation is prevented by their attachment to ajiva, or the non-living material world.
