Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Hindu philosophy, the individual soul or principle of life.
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- noun All
living beings; theessence orsoul of such beings
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Examples
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Dvaita recognizes the distinction between the Supreme Being and the individual jiva souls.
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Dvaita recognizes the distinction between the Supreme Being and the individual jiva souls.
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Dvaita recognizes the distinction between the Supreme Being and the individual jiva souls.
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Once learned, the forming of this bond can be consciously pursued with any other “air-breathing being” or jiva atma.
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Once learned, the forming of this bond can be consciously pursued with any other “air-breathing being” or jiva atma.
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Once learned, the forming of this bond can be consciously pursued with any other “air-breathing being” or jiva atma.
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They asserted that the constituent elements of the universe – earth, water, fire, wind, happiness, unhappiness, and living souls (Skt. jiva) – are uncreated, partless atoms or monads that do not interact with each other.
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This incorrect view refers to the assertion of the Jain school of Indian philosophy that living beings (srog, Skt. jiva) are, by nature, eternal, perfect souls that experience peace forever.
The Sixteen Aspects and Sixteen Distorted Ways of Embracing the Four Noble Truths
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This misperception will be rectified by enquiring into the real nature of this jiva.
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The jiva the individual person, the world and God, all of these are relative ideas.
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