jiva

[ jee-vuh ]

/ ˈdʒi və /

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/.

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1800–10; <Sanskrit: literally, living