Audārik pudgal (औदारिक पुद्गल) means gross, physical matter in Jain philosophy.

Simple meaning

It is the type of pudgal that forms the visible, tangible body and other gross material objects. In Jainism, the soul is separate from matter, and audārik pudgal belongs to the category of pudgal dravya.

Where it is used

It mainly refers to the matter that makes up:

• the human body
• the animal body
• the plants and physical objects we can perceive with the senses

Important point

Jain texts also describe other finer types of matter, such as:

• Vaikriya pudgal — subtle, transformable body matter
• Āhārak pudgal — special subtle body matter
• Tejas pudgal — fiery body matter
• Kārmaṇ pudgal — karmic matter

So, audārik pudgal = gross physical matter, the ordinary material body we experience in the worldly state.

If you want, I can also explain pudgal dravya in Jain philosophy in very simple language.