Chit is the world of sentient beings, or of entities possessing consciousness. It is similar to the Purusha of Samkhya system. The sentient beings are called Jīvās and they are possessors of individual consciousness as denoted by "I". The scope of Chit refers to all beings with an "I" consciousness, or more specifically self-awareness. Therefore, all entities which are aware of their own individual existence are denoted as "chit". This is called "Dharmi-jnana" or "substantive consciousness". The sentient beings also possess varying levels of "Dharma-bhuta-jnana" or "attributive consciousness"