<P> In Buddhism the most common term for liberation is Nirvana (Pali: Nibbana). It literally means "blowing out", "quenching", or "becoming extinguished". This Buddhist concept is intimately tied as in later Hinduism and Jainism, states Steven Collins, to the ancient Indian idea of the world of rebirth and redeath . </P> <P> In Theravada Buddhism moksha is attained with nirvana, which ends the cycle of Dukkha and rebirth in the six realms of Saṃsāra (Buddhism). It is part of the Four Noble Truths doctrine of Buddhism, which plays an essential role in Theravada Buddhism . Nirvana has been described in Buddhist texts in a manner similar to other Indian religions, as the state of complete liberation, enlightenment, highest happiness, bliss, fearless, freedom, dukkha-less, permanence, non-dependent origination, unfathomable, indescribable . It has also been described as a state of release marked by "emptiness" and realization of non-Self . Such descriptions, states Peter Harvey, are contested by scholars because nirvana in Buddhism is ultimately described as a state of "stopped consciousness (blown out), but one that is not non-existent", and "it seems impossible to imagine what awareness devoid of any object would be like". </P> <P> In Jainism, moksha and nirvana are one and the same . Jaina texts sometimes use the term Kevalya, and call the liberated soul as Kevalin . As with all Indian religions, moksha is the ultimate spiritual goal in Jainism . It defines moksha as the spiritual release from all karma . </P> <P> Jainism is a Sramanic non-theistic philosophy, that like Hinduism and unlike Buddhism, believes in a metaphysical permanent self or soul often termed Jiva . Jaina believe that this soul is what transmigrates from one being to another at the time of death . The moksa state is attained when a soul (atman) is liberated from the cycles of rebirths and redeaths (Saṃsāra), is at the apex, is omniscient, remains there eternally, and is known as a Siddha . It is in Jainism, believed to be a stage beyond enlightenment and ethical perfection, states Paul Dundas, because they can perform physical and mental activities such as teach, without accruing karma that leads to rebirth . </P>

Which is not one of the margas (paths) to salvation in post-classical hinduism