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.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Dvaita recognizes the distinction between the Supreme Being and the individual jiva souls.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Dvaita recognizes the distinction between the Supreme Being and the individual jiva souls.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Once learned, the forming of this bond can be consciously pursued with any other “air-breathing being” or jiva atma.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Once learned, the forming of this bond can be consciously pursued with any other “air-breathing being” or jiva atma.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Once learned, the forming of this bond can be consciously pursued with any other “air-breathing being” or jiva atma.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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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.
Indian Society and Thought before and at the Time of Buddha 2007
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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 2006
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This misperception will be rectified by enquiring into the real nature of this jiva.
Ramana Maharshi on Sri Aurobindo Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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The jiva the individual person, the world and God, all of these are relative ideas.
Ramana Maharshi on Sri Aurobindo Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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