Jiva ''Jiva'' (, IAST: ), also referred as ''Jivātman,'' is a living being or any entity imbued with a life force in Hinduism and Jīva (Jainism), Jainism. The word itself originates from the Sanskrit verb-root ''jīv'', which translates as 'to br ...

is the immortal essence of a living organism in Hinduism and Jainism. Jiva, Jīva, or Jiwa may also refer to: *

Jīva (Jainism) ''Jīva'' () or ''Ātman'' (; ) is a philosophical term used within Jainism to identify the soul. 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 ...

, the soul substance in Jainism * Jīvá, a Sanskrit trigonometric term also known as ''jyā''; see

Jyā, koti-jyā and utkrama-jyā Jyā, koṭi-jyā and utkrama-jyā are three trigonometric functions introduced by Indian mathematics, Indian mathematicians and astronomers. The earliest known Indian treatise containing references to these functions is Surya Siddhanta. These ...

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Jīva (nun) Jīvaka (also referred to as Jiva) was a sister of a king of Kucha, and later a Buddhist nun. Jīvaka was a princess of Kucha (in Central Asia) in the early fourth century C.E. She was the sister of the King who introduced her to Kumārāyana, ...

(fl. 4th century CE), sister of a king of Kucha, and Buddhist nun *

Jiva Goswami Jiva Goswami (; ) was an Indian philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Vedanta tradition, producing a great number of philosophical works on the theology and practice of Bhakti yoga, Vaishnava Vedanta and associated discip ...

(1513–1598), philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Vedanta Tradition * Prakash Jiwa (born 1970), British Indian darts player * Jiva Pandu Gavit, Indian politician *

Jiiva Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary. ...

, Indian actor

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