Meanings
nounpudgala (uncountable)
- Jainismuncountablematter (that the world is made of)
- uncountableBuddhismperson, individual (constancy across reincarnations)
Origin
- Sanskritपुद्गल“body, soul”
- Englishpudgala
From Sanskrit पुद्गल (pudgala, “body, soul”).
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APA
pudgala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pudgala
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“pudgala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pudgala. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pudgala,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pudgala.
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