jiva 的定义
- 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/.