Kaivalya
Sign in to saveKaivalya () is the ultimate goal of aṣṭāṅga yoga and means "solitude", "detachment" or "isolation", a -derivation from "alone, isolated". It is the isolation of purusha from prakṛti, and liberation from rebirth, i.e., moksha. is described in some Upanishads, such as the and Upanishads, as the most superior form of moksha, which can grant liberation both within this life (as in ), and after death (as in ).
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- Patanjali
- Upanishads
- In later Hinduism and its native tribal sects
- In Jainism
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Kaivalya () is the ultimate goal of aṣṭāṅga yoga and means "solitude", "detachment" or "isolation", a -derivation from "alone, isolated". It is the isolation of purusha from prakṛti, and liberation from rebirth, i.e., moksha. is described in some Upanishads, such as the and Upanishads, as the most superior form of moksha, which can grant liberation both within this life (as in ), and after death (as in ).
== Patanjali ==