moksa

Japanese: mokṣa(英語表記)moksa
moksa

…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.

From [History]

…But Indians have not turned their backs on reality. It is well known that they held up materialistic gain (artha) and passion (kama) as the goals of life alongside law (dharma) and liberation (mokṣa). Inscriptions engraved by kings and princes contain detailed records of years, royal genealogies, places, events, and so on, showing that they had a strong interest in the past and present. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mokṣa" 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。…

【歴史】より

…しかし,インド人は現実に背を向けてきたわけではない。彼らが〈実利(アルタartha)〉と〈愛欲(カーマkāma)〉を〈法(ダルマdharma)〉〈解脱(モークシャmokṣa)〉と並ぶ人生の目的として掲げていたことはよく知られている。また王侯が刻ませた碑文には,歴年,王家の系譜,場所,事件などが具体的に記されており,彼らが〈過去〉〈現在〉に強い関心をもっていたことがわかる。…

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