Mokṣa

Sanskrit for “release,” generally used in the context of release or freedom from the cycle of rebirth (saˆs€ra). Some Indian philosophic systems use different terms, having slightly different connotations related to their own metaphysical assumptions, in place of moka. Thus, S€‰khya and Yoga use kaivalya, “isolation” (of the personal self from the material world); Ny€ya and Vaieika use apavarga, which means much the same thing. Buddhism occasionally uses moka, but more frequently uses nirv€Ša, which signifies extinction of the fire of desire, which, for it, is the cause of bondage. The Ved€nta schools generally use the term moka.

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