Jiva is the immortal essence of a living organism in Hinduism and Jainism.
Jiva, Jīva, or Jiwa may also refer to:
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Jīva (Jainism), the soul substance in Jainism
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Jīvá, a Sanskrit trigonometric term also known as jyā; see Jyā, koti-jyā and utkrama-jyā
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JIVA!, a 2021 drama TV series on Netflix
People
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Jīva (nun) (fl. 4th century CE), sister of a king of Kucha, and Buddhist nun
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Jiva Goswami (1513–1598), philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Vedanta Tradition
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Prakash Jiwa (born 1970), British Indian darts player
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Jiva Pandu Gavit, Indian politician
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Jiiva, Indian actor
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