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Pudgala - General Properties
What is devoid of consciousness is ajiva.
Pudgala is eternally ajiva; it is not capable of knowing; it is bereft of feeling; it is not psychicaL
It belongs to the physical order.
[Tat. Sut. Bha., Commentary, 5/1: Jivadanyo(a jiva iti paryudasah sat eva vastuno(a)bhimatah, vidhipradhanatvat, atastulyastitvesu bhavesu, caitanya-nisedhadvarena dharmadisvajiva ityanusasanam.]