Volume-XI, Issue-III, May 2025 |
Nature, Path and Types of Liberation in Jaina Philosophy Dr. Nitu Mani Roy, Independent Researcher, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India |
Received: 28.05.2025 | Accepted: 31.05.2025 | Published Online: 31.05.2025 | Page No: 633-638 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.11.issue.03W.059 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
Dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa are accepted as the four goals of individual by all Indian philosophical systems. These four aims are called Puruṣārtha. Of these four, mokṣa (liberation) is the ultimate goal of human being. Mokṣa is a sanskrit word. Here mokṣa signifies liberation or emancipation. In Indian philosophy another terms also used for liberation. In Indian philosophical systems the terms vimukti, nihśreyasa , kaivalya, vimokṣa, apavarga, mukti, and nirvāna are used for liberation. In Jaina philosophy liberation is termed as ‘mokṣa’ and ‘vimokṣa’. According to Jain philosophy the cause of bondage is action. And the complete annihilation of all action is liberation. Keywords: Jainism , Āsrava, bandha, samvara, nirjarā, meditation, liberation |