pudgala

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit पुद्गल (pudgala, “body, soul”).

Noun

pudgala (uncountable)

  1. (Jainism) matter (that the world is made of)
  2. (Buddhism) person, individual (constancy across reincarnations)
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