Jivatva, Jīvatva: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Jivatva means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 2: the Category of the livingJīvatva (जीवत्व) refers to “principle of life or consciousness” and represents one of the three types of pāriṇāmika (inherent nature of the soul), according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 2.7. What is the meaning of disposition ‘principle of life /consciousness’ (jīvatva)? Disposition that arises due to the existence of consciousness (intuition and knowledge) is called ‘principle of life /consciousness’.
There are three types of dispositions due to inherent nature of the soul namely; principle of life or consciousness (jīvatva), capacity/ potency for salvation (bhavyatva) and incapacity for salvation (abhavyatva). These three dispositions occur without the impact of kārmika activities like rising, subsidence etc. In other words these dispositions are the natural dispositions of the soul.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jīvatva (जीवत्व):—[=jīva-tva] [from jīva > jīv] n. the state of life, [Rāmatāpanīya-upaniṣad i, 14]
2) [v.s. ...] the state of the individual soul, [Kapila’s Sāṃkhya-pravacana vi, 63.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJīvatva (ಜೀವತ್ವ):—
1) [noun] the quality, state of the soul.
2) [noun] the state or quality of being alive.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Cittuvam, Bhavyatva, Abhavyatva, Parinamika.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 2.7 - Three kinds of pāriṇāmika-bhāva < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter IV.c - The Paryāyas (modifications) of the Self < [Chapter IV - The concept of Self]
Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 5 - The greatness of the phallic emblem (liṅga) of Śiva < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
Mahayana Buddhism and Early Advaita Vedanta (Study) (by Asokan N.)