The soul is called jīva because, holding the vital powers (prāṇa), it lives now, lived before and will live again and again.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- विषयानुक्रमणिका जीव शब्द की व्युत्पत्तिजीव शब्द की व्युत्पत्ति
- English
- Derivation of the word jīva (living being)
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