Jīva (Jainism)
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Jīva or Atman is a philosophical term used within Jainism to identify the soul. As per Jain cosmology, jīva is the principle of sentience and is one of the tattvas or one of the fundamental substances
Depiction of the concept of soul (in transmigration) in Jainism. Golden color represents nokarma – the quasi-karmic matter, Cyan color depicts dravya karma– the subtle karmic matter, orange represents the bhav karma– the psycho-physical karmic matter and White depicts sudhatma, the pure consciousness.
Classification of Saṃsāri Jīvas (Transmigrating Souls) as per Jainism.
Tattva (Jainism)
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Jain philosophy explains that nine or seven tattva constitute reality. These are:
The seven tattvas of Digambara Jain philosophy