<Tr> <Th> Tamil </Th> <Td> வீடுபேறு vīṭupēṟu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Glossary of Hinduism </Td> </Tr> <P> Moksha (Sanskrit: मोक्ष, mokṣa), also called vimoksha, vimukti and mukti, is a term in Hinduism and Hindu philosophy which refers to various forms of emancipation, liberation, and 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 refers to freedom from ignorance: self - realization and self - knowledge . </P> <P> In Hindu traditions, moksha is a central concept and included as one of the four aspects and goals of human life; the other three goals are dharma (virtuous, proper, moral life), artha (material prosperity, income security, means of life), and kama (pleasure, sensuality, emotional fulfillment). Together, these four aims of life are called Puruṣārtha in Hinduism . </P>

Release of a hindu from a cycle of rebirths is known as