Metaphysical entity believed to be imbued with a life force
Jiva (Sanskrit: जीव, IAST: jīva), also referred as Jivātman, is a living being or any entity imbued with a life force in Hinduism and Jainism.[1] The word itself originates from the Sanskrit verb-root jīv, which translates as 'to breathe' or 'to live'.[2]: 211 [3] The jiva, as a metaphysical entity, has been described in various scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads. Each subschool of Vedanta describes the role of the jiva with the other metaphysical entities in varying capacities. The closest translation into English and abrahamic philosophies would be the soul.
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Jiva (Sanskrit: जीव, IAST: jīva), also referred as Jivātman, is a living being or any entity imbued with a life force in Hinduism and Jainism. The word...
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and jīva – these five entities are eternal." "From all the Vedas, Purāṇas, Itihāsa and Smṛti scriptures, I have gleaned the principle that jīva, māyā...
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(aspect) of the Jiva presiding in the right eye become unified with the Paramatman and the Jiva presiding in the heart, then the Jiva does not see, smell...
from the Indian Institute of Technology. Currently based in India at the Jiva Institute, which he founded, Dasa has published numerous books and original...
(Ekendriya Jiva) have: Sense of touch Two-sensed beings (Beindriya Jiva) have: Sense of touch Sense of taste Three-sensed beings (Trindriya Jiva) have: Sense...
conflicting philosophies regarding the relationship between living beings (jiva or atma) and God (Ishvara, Brahman or Bhagavan). Advaita schools assert the...
universe is made up of six eternal substances: sentient beings or souls (jīva), non-sentient substance or matter (pudgala), principle of motion (dharma)...
consciousness The jivas possess three different types of existence: Nityas, or the eternally free Jivas who were never in Samsara Muktas, or the Jivas that were...
by early followers of Chaitanya, such as Sanatana Goswami, Rupa Goswami, Jiva Goswami, Gopala Bhatta Goswami and others. The focus of Gaudiya Vaishnavism...
universe is made up of six eternal substances: sentient beings or souls (jīva), non-sentient substance or matter (pudgala), the principle of motion (dharma)...
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Jivamukti is an adaptation of the Sanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति jivanmuktih, where jiva is the individual living soul, and mukti – like moksa – is liberation from...
are three categories of existence, namely Isvara (God, Divine Being); cit (jiva, the individual soul); and acit (lifeless matter). Cit and acit are different...
this world is unreal; and the Jiva or individual soul is non-different from Brahman." Menon 2012: "The experiencing self (jīva) and the transcendental self...
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bacterium to the largest of mammals are the souls themselves (Atman and jiva) and have their physical representative (the body) in the world. The actual...
prakṛti.[citation needed] Jīva-tattva The living souls (jivas). Śiva-tattva Śrī Śiva (excluding Rudra(s)) is not considered to be a jiva.[citation needed] Mahat-tattva...
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