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Confidence
Belief overview
Moksha
Final liberation from the cycle of rebirth is one of the great spiritual goals.
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Neutral
What it is: Moksha is liberation from samsara and from the fundamental ignorance that keeps the being bound to the cycle of rebirths.
How the tradition understands it: Liberation can be described as union, realization, closeness to God, overcoming of the ego, or true knowledge, depending on the school. It is a higher goal, although not all Hindus place it at the center of daily life in the same way.
Textual basis and context: The Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and schools such as Vedanta offer varied interpretations of moksha.
Debates and variations: Monists, dualists, and devotional currents describe liberation in significantly different ways.
Documentary evidence
Supportive
Bhagavad Gita 8.15
Liberation from return to the conditioned world.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita 8.15.
Content: The text describes liberation from the cycle of returns for the one who attains the Supreme.
Use in debate: It is important for the idea of moksha.
Guru Granth Sahib on divine grace
Liberation also depends on God's grace.
Reference: Various passages of the Guru Granth Sahib on nadar and divine grace.
Content: The text emphasizes that discipline and devotion do not replace God's gracious action.
Use in debate: It is important for distinguishing Sikhism from purely merit-based views of liberation.
Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.9
Knowledge and liberation.
Reference: Mundaka Upanishad 3.2.9.
Content: The passage associates true knowledge with the overcoming of bonds.
Use in debate: It is used in interpretations of moksha and jnana.
Contrary
Bhagavad Gita 8.15
Liberation from return to the conditioned world.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita 8.15.
Content: The text describes liberation from the cycle of returns for the one who attains the Supreme.
Use in debate: It is important for the idea of moksha.
Tattvartha Sutra 10.2
Liberation as the end of religion.
Reference: Tattvartha Sutra 10.2 and related sections.
Content: The text deals with liberation and the final state of the free soul.
Use in debate: It is one of the classical sources for moksha in Jainism.