As per Jain cosmology, jīva or soul is the principle of sentience and is one of the tattvas or one of the fundamental substances forming part of the universe. The Jain metaphysics, states Jagmanderlal Jaini, divides the universe into two independent, everlasting, co-existing and uncreated categories called the jiva (soul) and the ajiva ...

Jainism is considered an eternal dharma with the tirthankaras guiding every time cycle of the cosmology. Central to understanding Jain philosophy is the concept of bhedavijñāna, or the clear distinction in the nature of the soul and non-soul entities.

The Jain faith revolves around the notion of the soul – jīva – which can also be understood as sentience or consciousness. The ultimate objective of the Jain religion is for the soul to attain self-realisation, which is liberation – mokṣa – from the cycle of births.

2009年9月10日 · Jains believe that there are an infinite number of souls in the universe - every living thing, no matter how primitive, is a jiva - and at any given time many of these jivas are not embodied. For...

2023年9月14日 · Focuses on the Jain concept of the soul (Jiva), emphasizing its intrinsic consciousness and potential for omniscience. It discusses the soul's journey towards liberation, touching on the karmic obstacles and the path to nirvana …

The soul is jnana (knowledge), i.e. endowed with right knowledge in some respect and also wrong knowledge in other aspect; the jnana itself is invariably soul, for consciousness is its inherent quality.

Every soul is born as a celestial, human, sub-human or hellish being according to its own karmas. Every soul is the architect of its own life, here or hereafter. When a soul becomes freed from karmas, it gets God-consciousness (infinite knowledge, infinite perception, infinite power, and infinite bliss) and becomes liberated.

2023年3月28日 · The Jaina philosophy says that the soul is formless, independent and eternal. It is an agent who knows, acts and enjoys the fruits of its Karma. It manifests itself and others like the light. It pervades the body in which it lives and thus it is co-extensive with the body. But it changes its forms due to its association with Karma-matters.

According to Jain philosophy, soul is eternal and beginning less. It has life, consciousness, Upayoga (knowledge and perception) and is potent. It performs actions and is affected by their results, is conditioned by its own body (characteristic of contraction and expansion), is incorporeal and is ordinarily found with Karma.

The soul is the basis of knowledge, perception, power and pleasure experienced by a living organism. The soul is the source of innumerable kinds of power. The main powers are – power of knowledge, power of vitality or potential, and power of determination. The invisible soul is known by its ability of knowing.