Jīva

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jīva (T. srog སྲོག) has the following meanings:[1]

  1. a living thing, any living being
  2. the principle of life; vital breath; an individual living being experiencing entity within the physical body
  3. life

Sometimes equated with prāṇa ("life-force") within Tibetan Buddhism.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ jīva, SuttaCentral — Dictionary
  2. ↑ s.v. Sanskrit: jīva, 84000 Glossary of Terms

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