The definition and meaning of moksha varies between various schools of Indian religions. Moksha is derived from the root, muc, which means to free, let go, release, liberate. 2.2 Epistemological and psychological senses.The term nirvana is more common in Buddhism, while moksha is more prevalent in Hinduism. However, terms such as moksha and nirvana differ and mean different states between various schools of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In some schools of Indian religions, moksha is considered equivalent to and used interchangeably with other terms such as vimoksha, vimukti, kaivalya, apavarga, mukti, nihsreyasa and nirvana. Together, these four concepts are called Puruṣārtha in Hinduism. In Hindu traditions, moksha is a central concept and the utmost aim of human life the other three aims being dharma (virtuous, proper, moral life), artha (material prosperity, income security, means of life), and kama (pleasure, sensuality, emotional fulfillment). In its epistemological and psychological senses, moksha is freedom from ignorance: self-realization, self-actualization and self-knowledge. In its soteriological and eschatological senses, it refers to freedom from saṃsāra, the cycle of death and rebirth.
Moksha ( / ˈ m oʊ k ʃ ə/ Sanskrit: मोक्ष, mokṣa), also called vimoksha, vimukti and mukti, is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, enlightenment, liberation, and release. A depiction of liberated souls at moksha.