Nav Tattva- Nine fundamental elements Q-1: What is Tattva? A-1: Tattva means elements. Tattva provides us with a definition criteria of each and every thing that we see around us in this universe. At the very fundamental level, every element existing in this universe has it's own unique"NATURE". And it is this uniqueness of "NATURE" that gives identity to each of these elements. For example, water by nature is cool and fire by nature is hot. Q-2: How many Tattva exist and what are they? A-2: There are 9 tattva identified in Jainism and they are as follows- a. Jeev: Life/ Soul/ Aatma b. Ajeev: Non-living things (this includes Karma) c. Punya: Good/ Pious deeds (deeds= karma) d. Paap: Bad/ Evil deeds e. Aashrav: The magnetic force generated by the state of mind to attract good or bad deeds (karma) f. Samvar: Samvar is the state of mind that blocks Aashrav. Samvar is a desirable state of mind. This will be elaborated later. g. Nirjara: The process o...