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  2. Ajiva - Wikipedia

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    Five categories of Ajiva. In Jainism, there are five categories which ajīva can be placed into. Out of these, four categories, Dharma (medium of motion), Adharma (medium of rest), Akasha (space) and Pudgala (matter) are described as the asti-kaya dravya's (substances which possess constituent parts extending in space) while the fifth category Kala is an anasti-kaya dravya (which has no ...

  3. Pudgala - Wikipedia

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    e. In Jainism, Pudgala (or Pudgalāstikāya) is one of the six Dravyas, or aspects of reality that fabricate the world we live in. The six dravya s include the jiva and the fivefold divisions of ajiva (non-living) category: dharma (motion), adharma (rest), akasha (space), pudgala (matter) and kala (time). [1] Pudgala, like other dravya s except ...

  4. Jīva (Jainism) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Jīva ( Sanskrit: जीव) or Ātman ( / ˈɑːtmən /; Sanskrit: आत्मन्) is a philosophical term used within Jainism to identify the soul. [1] 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 ...

  5. Taijasa - Wikipedia

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    Taijasa (Sanskrit: तैजस), which means endowed with light, is one of the many different levels of existence which the Jiva experiences due to the activity of Maya; it is the second of the three stages of consciousness that are part of the individual order of the Jiva. The three stages of consciousness are – 1) Vishva or Vaisvanara or ...

  6. Vitalism (Jainism) - Wikipedia

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    According to Jainism, there are ten vitalities or life-principles: The five senses (touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing) Energy. Respiration. Life-duration. The organ of speech. The mind. According to major Jain text, Tattvarthsutra: "The severance of vitalities out of passion is injury". Because life is to be considered sacred and in every ...

  7. Ākāśa (Jainism) - Wikipedia

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    Ākāśa is space in the Jain conception of the cosmos. It is one of the six dravyas (substances) and it accommodates [1] the other five, namely sentient beings or souls ( jīva ), non-sentient substance or matter ( pudgala ), principle of motion ( dharma ), the principle of rest ( adharma) and time ( kāla ) Ākāśa provides the space for ...

  8. Jain philosophy - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Jain philosophy or Jaina philosophy refers to the ancient Indian philosophical system of the Jain religion. [1] It comprises all the philosophical investigations and systems of inquiry that developed among the early branches of Jainism in ancient India following the parinirvāṇa of Mahāvīra ( c. 5th century BCE ). [1]

  9. Richard Gere Makes Rare Appearance With Eldest Son ... - AOL

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    Richard Gere stepped out for the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival with his wife Alejandra Silva and his eldest son, Homer. Homer James Jigme Gere, 24, joined his father on the red carpet for the ...