[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c8.946 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c8.946 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c8.946 - **Language:** English ### [c8.946](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.946) ¹ Jīvātmā=The individual soul enshrined in the human body imparting to it life, motion and sensation as opposed to Paramātmā. Paramātmā=The Supreme spirit or Brahman Saṃsāra=The circuit of life consisting of births and rebirths with sufferings and enjoyments of woes and happiness. - [Previous: c8.945](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.945) - [Next: c8.947](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.947) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.946](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c8.946) · Pramāṇa