Jīva

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Upanishads
Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:attribute individuality
consciousness
life force
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:Samkhya_philosophy
gptkb:Yoga_philosophy
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Brahman
gptkb:Paramatman
gptkb:Ātman
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature inanimate matter (Ajīva in Jainism)
gptkbp:etymology from Sanskrit root 'jīv' meaning 'to live'
gptkbp:goal liberation from samsara
realization of true nature
union with Brahman (in Advaita Vedanta)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jīva
gptkbp:meaning individual soul
living being
gptkbp:plural Jīvās
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Karma
gptkb:Samsara
Moksha
Prāṇa
gptkbp:role reincarnation
liberation (moksha)
cycle of birth and death
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kumārāyana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7