Word glossary

Terms and definitions

Every technical term used in this portal, with a short gloss, a longer note, and the chapters where it matters.

2 terms

Ajīvaअजीव
Non-soul — everything without consciousness.
Comprises pudgala, dharma, adharma, ākāśa and (on one view) kāla. Only pudgala has form.
Chapter 1Chapter 5
Tattvaतत्त्व
Reality-category; one of the seven fundamentals.
Jīva, ajīva, āsrava, bandha, saṃvara, nirjarā, mokṣa. Adding puṇya and pāpa gives the nine padārthas of the later tradition.
Chapter 1