tattva
Noun
Meaning
tattva (plural tattvas)
(Indian philosophy) An element or aspect of reality conceived as an aspect of deity, forming the basis of human experience.
Examples
Origins Ontology was referred to as Tattva Mimamsa by ancient Indian philosophers going back as early as Vedas.
Visishtadvaita (Attributive Monism) is thus similar to Achintya Bhedābeda Tattva (Inconceivable Difference-Non difference Reality).