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Liberation from the cycle of rebirth — graduating existence itself, no diploma needed.
means In Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain thought, moksha is the release of the soul from samsara — the repeating cycle of birth, death, and rebirth — achieved through spiritual knowledge, right action, or devotion depending on the tradition.
from From Sanskrit mokṣa, 'release' or 'liberation,' rooted in the verb muc- meaning 'to let go, free, loosen.' It shares that root with moksha's conceptual cousin mukti, and belongs to a family of Sanskrit words all circling the idea of slipping a knot or being set free from a bond — here, the bond being existence itself.
- literal meaning
- release, or liberation, in Sanskrit
- the goal
- escape samsara, the birth-death-rebirth loop
- the method
- varies: knowledge, devotion, action, or meditation
- the catch
- you stop wanting things, including moksha itself