Definition of "jiva" []

• All living beings; the essence or soul of such beings (noun)

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• "Once learned, the forming of this bond can be consciously pursued with any other “air-breathing being” or jiva atma."
• "Dvaita recognizes the distinction between the Supreme Being and the individual jiva souls."
• "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."