ಅರ್ಥ : A conditioned and layered entity in a living being (psycho-physical body) influenced by avidya and karma.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Jiva is an anadibaddha (causeless bondage having no beginning in time) atma that forgets its true nature as pure consciousness and (wrongly) associates with physical body, manas, and buddhi.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : atma