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moksha
Moksha (, ; , '), also called vimoksha, vimukti, and mukti', is a term in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, liberation, nirvana, or release. In its soteriological and eschatological senses, it refers to freedom from saṃsāra, the cycle of death and rebirth. In its epistemological and psychological senses, moksha'' is freedom from ignorance: self-realization, self-actualization and self-knowledge.
Treta Yuga
Second of four yuga ages of a Yuga Cycle in Hindu cosmology lasting three times that of Kali Yuga. Its dawn (yuga-sandhyā) and dusk (yuga-sandhyāṃśa) are each 10% the main period.
Dvapara Yuga
Third of four yuga ages of a Yuga Cycle in Hindu cosmology lasting two times that of Kali Yuga. Its dawn (yuga-sandhyā) and dusk (yuga-sandhyāṃśa) are each 10% the main period.
Ik Onkar
symbol of the unity of God in Sikhism
Ching Hai
Vietnamese spiritual teacher
shabda
Shabda (, ) is the Sanskrit word for "speech sound". In Sanskrit grammar, the term refers to an utterance in the sense of linguistic performance.
David C. Lane
American scholar
Mental body
subtle body in theosophy and other philosophies