moksha

Or mo·ksa

[mohk-shuh]

noun

Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism.

1. freedom from the differentiated, temporal, and mortal world of ordinary experience.

moksha

/ ˈmɒkʃə /

noun

1. Hinduism freedom from the endless cycle of transmigration into a state of bliss

Word History and Origins

Origin of moksha¹

First recorded in 1775–85, moksha is from the Sanskrit word mokṣa

Word History and Origins

Origin of moksha¹

from Sanskrit mokṣa liberation

Example Sentences

For Jains, it's about the moment Jainism founder Lord Mahavira reached a state of being known as Moksha, or eternal bliss.

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While the project was ongoing, Saylor spent part of his time living in his other penthouse in Adams Morgan and on Moksha and Firefly, two of the five yachts he has owned, according to the whistleblowers’ complaint.

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Dharma — virtue — is one of the principal goals of Hinduism, along with artha, or success; kama, pleasure; and moksha, or release from the karmic cycle of rebirth.

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One of my patients, Moksha Patel, who is a doctor himself, endured this from childhood until his early 30s.

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I reached Nirvana, achieved moksha, united with Shiva, whatever idea of heaven you want to call it.

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