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Vitality


Vitality is life, life force, health, youth, or ability to live or exist. The word vitality is derived from the Latin word vita [1], which means life.

Outside of its own existence or source, life is only recognized through some form of expression or dynamic. A living organism experiences its own life from the internal dynamics of its own being, something not observable from outside – in the absence of an expression or dynamic.
Can there be vitality (life) with no expression or dynamic (internal or external)? By this definition the answer would need to be : "No."

According to Jain philosophy, there are ten vitalities or life-principles:-

The table below summaries the vitalities, living beings possess in accordance to their senses.

According to major Jain text, Tattvarthsutra: "The severance of vitalities out of passion is injury".

In the context of urban planning, that vitality of a place is its capacity to grow or develop its liveliness and level of economic activity.


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