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The Vedic concept of ''jiva'' is Analogous , but by no means identical, to the concept of '' Soul '' as presented in Abrahamic Religion s, and the Sanskrit word "jiva" is therefore best left untranslated. EVOLUTION OF THE JIVA The jiva is believed to evolve through many Incarnations from Mineral to Vegetable to Animal Kingdom , its accumulated Karma determining the form of the next Birth taken after each Death . Many traditions hold that human existence is followed by life on other planets with higher life forms and preceded by life on "lower" planets. Jains believe that the jiva can eventually transcend the miseries of Life - often via Reincarnation - thus escaping Samsara , via Moksha . In order to accomplish this, one should strive to avoid Materialism and seek to "purify" one's personal Ethics . One who accomplishes this, is a Jina (''winner'' or ''conqueror''). Hindu beliefs are similar, but differ in the means of achieving moksha and in that the jiva is then believed to reside with God . According to Advaita Vedanta , by attaining Self-Realization one can become a Jivanmukta (one liberated/released from the cycle of Karma and Reincarnation while in the physical body – spiritual freedom here and now). SEE ALSO |
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