Moksha
Moksha, also called
vimoksha,
vimukti and
mukti, means emancipation, liberation or release. In eschatological sense, it connotes freedom from
saṃsāra, the cycle of death and rebirth. In epistemological and psychological sense, moksha connotes freedom, self-realization and self-knowledge. In Hindu traditions, Moksha is a central concept and included as one of the four aspects and goals of human life; the other three goals are Dharma, Artha, and Kama. Together, these four aims of life are called Puruṣārtha in Hinduism. The concept of Moksha is found In Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism. In some schools of Indian religions, moksha is considered equivalent to and used interchangeably with other terms such as
vimoksha,
vimukti,
kaivalya,
apavarga, and
mukti. However, terms such as moksha and nirvana differ and mean different states between various schools of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The term nirvana is more common in Buddhism, while moksha is more prevalent in Hinduism.