moksha
or mo·ksa
[ mohk-shuh ]
/ ˈmoʊk ʃə /
noun Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism.
freedom from the differentiated, temporal, and mortal world of ordinary experience.
Also called
mukti.
Origin of moksha
First recorded in 1775–85,
moksha is from the Sanskrit word
mokṣa
Words nearby moksha
Example sentences from the Web for moksha
(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 ThibautOnce 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
Word Origin for moksha
from Sanskrit
mokṣa liberation