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jiva

[jee-vuh]

noun

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

Jainism.

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.

Also called ji·vat·ma

[jee-vaht-muh] /dʒiˈvɑt mə/.

Origin of jiva

1800–10; < Sanskrit: literally, living

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