moksha

(noun)

The character and form of human salvation, as described in the Upanishads.

Related Terms

  • Sramana
  • Samhita
  • Brahmanas
  • Upanishads
  • deity
  • brahman

Examples of moksha in the following topics:

  • Jainism

    • Sramana promoted spiritual concepts that became popular in all major Indian religions, such as saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and death, and moksha, liberation from that cycle.
  • The Sramana Movement

    • They also led to popular concepts in all major Indian religions, such as saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and death, and moksha, liberation from that cycle.
  • Buddhism

    • Sramana promoted spiritual concepts that became popular in all major Indian religions, such as saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and death, and moksha, liberation from that cycle.
  • The Rise of Hinduism

    • Also known as Vedanta, "the end of the Veda," the collection is one of the sacred texts of Hinduism thought to contain revealed truths concerning the nature of ultimate reality, or brahman, and describing the character and form of human salvation, called moksha.
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