MOKSHA

Meaning of MOKSHA in English

[ 'mɒkʃə ]

■ noun (in Hinduism and Jainism) release from the cycle of rebirth.

Origin

from Sanskrit mokṛa .

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MOKSHA — or moksa In Hinduism and Jainism , the ultimate spiritual goal, the soul's release from the bonds of transmigration. The …
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MOKSHA — noun also mo·ksa ˈmōkshə ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit mokṣa; akin to Sanskrit muñcati he releases — more at mucus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOKSHA — /mohk"sheuh/ , n. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism. freedom from the differentiated, temporal, and mortal world of ordinary experience. Also, moksa . …
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MOKSHA — n. (Hinduism and Jainism) being set free from the cycle of reincarnation; transcendental state arrived at by being set free …
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MOKSHA — also spelled Moksa, Sanskrit Moksa (release), also called Mukti, or Apavarga, in Hinduism and Jainism, the ultimate spiritual goal, designating …
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MOKSHA — n. or moksa In Hinduism and Jainism , the ultimate spiritual goal, the soul's release from the bonds of transmigration. …
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SAMSARA — In Buddhism and Hinduism , the endless round of birth, death, and rebirth to which all conditioned beings are subject. …
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JAINISM — Religion of India established in the 6th century BC by Vardhamana, who was called Mahavira . Jainism's core belief is …
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HINDUISM — Oldest of the world's major religions. It evolved from the Vedic religion of ancient India. Though the various Hindu sects …
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GUNASTHANA — In Jainism , any of the 14 stages of spiritual development through which a soul passes on its way to …
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MOKSA — noun see moksha
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RELEASE — I. rə̇ˈlēs, rēˈ- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English relesen, relessen, from Old French relessier, relaissier, from Latin …
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MUKTI — ˈmu̇ktē, -ti noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit, from muñcati he releases — more at mucus : moksha
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JIVANMUKTI — -(ˌ)tē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit jīvanmukti, from jīvan- + mukti release, liberation, from muñcati Hinduism : spiritual release …
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HINDUISM — -üˌizəm noun ( -s ) 1. usually capitalized : a complex body of social, cultural, and religious beliefs and practices …
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NIRVANA — — nirvanic , adj. /nir vah"neuh, -van"euh, neuhr-/ , n. 1. ( often cap. ) Pali, nibbana . Buddhism. freedom …
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MUKTI — /mook"tee/ , n. Hinduism. moksha. [ 1775-85; ]
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MUKTI — [ 'mʌkti , 'mʊkti ] ■ noun another term for moksha . Origin from Hindi, Sanskrit, lit. 'release, deliverance'.
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REINCARNATION — also called Transmigration, or Metempsychosis, in religion and philosophy, rebirth of the soul in one or more successive existences, which …
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PRAKRITI — Sanskrit Prakrti ("source"), also called Pradhana ("principal"), in the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, material nature in its germinal state, …
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GUNASTHANA — (Sanskritlevel of virtue) in the Indian religion Jainism, any of the 14 stages of spiritual development through which a soul …
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DIGAMBARA — (SanskritSky-clad, i.e., naked) one of the two principal sects of the Indian religion Jainism, whose male ascetics shun all property …
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JAINISM — n. Religion of India established in the 6th century BC by Vardhamana, who was called Mahavira . Jainism's core belief …
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