Moksha

[Jitendra Hydonus]

Moksha (/ˈmoʊkʃə/; Sanskrit: मोक्ष, mokṣa), also called vimoksha, vimukti, and mukti,[1] is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, liberation, nirvana, or release.[2] In its soteriological and eschatological senses, it refers to freedom from saṃsāra, the cycle of death and rebirth.[3] In its epistemological and psychological senses, moksha is freedom from ignorance: self-realization, self-actualization and self-knowledge.[4]
Translations of
Moksha
English
Emancipation, liberation, release
Sanskrit
मोक्ष
(IAST: mokṣa)
Assamese
মোক্ষ
(mokkho)
Bengali
মোক্ষ
(mokkho)
Hindi
मोक्ष
(moksh)
Javanese
ꦩꦺꦴꦏ꧀ꦱ
(moksa)
Kannada
ಮೋಕ್ಷ
(mōkṣa)
Malayalam
മോക്ഷം
(mōkṣaṁ)
Marathi
मोक्ष
(moksh)
Nepali
मोक्ष
(moksh)
Odia
ମୋକ୍ଷ
(mokṣa)
Punjabi
ਮੋਖ
(mokh)
Tamil
வீடுபேறு
(vīdupēru)
Telugu
మోక్షము
(mokshamu)
Gujarati
મોક્ષ
(mōkṣa)
Glossary of Hinduism terms
Translations of
Moksha
Chinese
解脫
(Pinyin: jiětuō)
Japanese
解脱
(Rōmaji: gedatsu)
Korean
해탈
(RR: haetal)
Sinhala
මෝක්ෂ
(moksha)
Thai
โมกษะ
(RTGS: moksa)
Vietnamese
giải thoát
Glossary of Buddhism
In Hindu traditions, moksha is a central concept[5] and the utmost aim of human life; the other three aims are dharma (virtuous, proper, moral life), artha (material prosperity, income security, means of life), and kama (pleasure, sensuality, emotional fulfillment).[6] Together, these four concepts are called Puruṣārtha in Hinduism.[7]