Jiva
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Jiva, also referred as Jivātman, is a living being or any entity imbued with a life force in Hinduism and Jainism. The word itself originates from the Sanskrit verb-root jīv, which translates as 'to b
Classifications of Jivas (souls) from The Sacred Book of the Jainas
Swaminarayan
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Swaminarayan, also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest manifestation of Purushottama, around whom the Swaminarayan S
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…समाने वृक्षे पुरुषो निमग्नोऽनीशया शोचति मुह्यमानः । जुष्टं यदा पश्यत्यन्यमीशमस्य महिमानमिति वीतशोकः ॥ ७ ॥ Swaminarayan has described the nature of the jiva in his discourse in Vachanamrut Jetalpur 2: The jiva is uncuttable, unpiercable, immortal, formed of consciousness…
Illustration of Swaminarayan writing the Shikshapatri
Dharmadev teaching Ghanshyam from the scriptures
Nilkanth Varni during his travels
Traditional iconographical portrait of Swaminarayan