mukti

Japanese: mukti
mukti

…The Chinese translation of mokṣa and mukti. Since ancient times, it has been considered the highest goal of religion in India. There are various definitions, such as escaping from the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra), escaping from suffering, eternal life, and immortality, but as a whole, it always has something to do with escaping from the cycle of rebirth.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mukti" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…モークシャmokṣa,ムクティmuktiなどの漢訳語。古来,インドで宗教の最高目標とされてきたもので,輪廻(りんね)(サンサーラsaṃsāra)からの脱却,〈苦〉からの脱却,永遠の生,不死など種々の定義があるが,全体として必ずなんらかの意味で輪廻からの脱却ということにかかわっている。…

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