karma-pudgala
कर्मपुद्गल karma-pudgalaIn Jainism, the subtle material particles of karma that cling to the soul and are shed by austerity (nirjara).
Where this term appears
- The neighbours and the doubters Treatise
Fine, physical particles, karma-pudgala , karmic dust, drawn to the soul by the heat of passionate or ignorant action and sticking to it, clouding its innate brightness the way soot clouds a lamp.