moksha

noun

mo·​ksha

variants or less commonly moksa

ˈmōkshə

plural -s

Hinduism & Jainism

: release from samsara and liberation from karma together with the attainment of Nirvana for the Hindu or kaivalya for the Jain : salvation from the bondage of finite existence compare dharma, kama

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit mokṣa; akin to Sanskrit muñcati he releases

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