（1） A thing; things and affairs of the world; things in general; things outside of oneself; others. （2） Living creatures. （3） Goods. （4） All beings， sentient beings， people of the world （jagat）. Body， substance， essence. However， wu generally refers to objectively perceived experiential things and situations （vastu）， rather than to a subject or essence. （5） Self-nature， original nature. （6） That which truly exists in the objective world. （7） The original principle in Sa^m!khya philosophy （tattva）.