Pudgal

In Jainism, Pudgal (or Pudgalastikay) is one of the six Dravyas, or aspects of reality that fabricate the world we live in.

Pudgal is derived from the words 'pud', which is defined as Supplement (Addition), and gal, which is defined as Disintegrate, or Division. Therefore, Pudgalas are best defined as all things that are continuously changing by the process of Supplementation or Disintegration, namely matter.

The individual unit of Pudgal is the material from which all is made, smaller than atoms, called a Paramänu, which, by the process of supplementation, can combine to form what can be roughly said is an atom, called a Skandha, of which, a part is known as a Desh. (a electron, proton, or neutron).