moksha
Freedom from rebirth
Moksha is the liberation of the soul from the cycle of death and rebirth in Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions.
It represents the ultimate spiritual goal—release from worldly suffering and the attainment of eternal peace or union with the divine.
He devoted his life to pursuing moksha through meditation and self-discipline.
The concept parallels nirvana in Buddhist thought, though the traditions understand the mechanics differently.
Eternal inner self
- dharmaCosmic moral order
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- meditationFocused attention practice
tapas · samadhi · guru · mantra · puja · ashram · renunciation · asceticism
Release from cyclical existence
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- releaseTo let go
deliverance · salvation · redemption · escape · unbinding · detachment · disentanglement · unfettering
Understanding of oneself
- truthAccordance with reality
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- gnosisExperiential sacred understanding
- understandingMental comprehension of something
realization · insight · illumination · clarity · perception · intuition · non-duality · oneness
atman
Eternal inner self
meditation · tapas · samadhi · guru · mantra · puja · ashram · renunciation · asceticism · self-realization
karma
Spiritual cause and effect
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
nirvana
Release from cyclical existence
- samsaraCycle of rebirth
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
release · deliverance · salvation · redemption · escape · unbinding · detachment · disentanglement · unfettering · unshackling
self-knowledge
Understanding of oneself
- truthAccordance with reality
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- gnosisExperiential sacred understanding
understanding · realization · insight · illumination · clarity · perception · intuition · non-duality · oneness · union
- IndiaDelhi, Ganges, Mumbai, Taj Mahal, Punjab
- spiritualitysacred, enlightened, divine, holy, spiritual growth
- supernaturalghosts, ghost, witches, spirits, vampire
- afterlifeheaven, hell, paradise, purgatory, limbo
- immortalityimmortality, eternal life, immortals, everlasting life, deathlessness
- Dharmic Traditionsdharma, karma, samsara, atman, Brahman
mokshasamsara
Cycle of rebirth
bondage · enslavement · captivity · entrapment · suffering
mokshareincarnation
Soul's rebirth after death
rebirth · samsara · transmigration · incarnation · embodiment
mokshamaya
Phenomenal world's deceptive nature
attachment · craving · worldliness · entanglement · illusion