moksha

or mo·ksa

[ mohk-shuh ]

nounBuddhism, Hinduism, Jainism.

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

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Origin of moksha

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

Also called mukti.

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How to use moksha in a sentence

(And if they attempt to show that moksha, although effected, is eternal) they involve themselves in a conflict with sound logic.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya | Translator: George Thibaut
Once in five years he held the great assembly called moksha.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity | Sir Monier Monier-Williams

British Dictionary definitions for moksha

moksha

/ (ˈmɒkʃə) /

noun

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

Origin of moksha

from Sanskrit mokṣa liberation

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