jivanmukta

jivanmukta
a) A person who, in the Advaita philosophy of Hinduism, has attained nirvikalpa samadhi — the realization of the Self, Parasiva — and is liberated from rebirth while living in a human body.
b) A liberated being (not necessarily paramukta).

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  • Jivanmukta — (from the Sanskrit words jiva and mukti ) is someone who, in the Advaita philosophy of Hinduism, has attained nirvikalpa samadhi the realization of the Self, Parasiva and is liberated from rebirth while living in a human body. [… …   Wikipedia

  • Jivanmukta — Le Jīvan mukta ou Jīvanmukta[1] (devanāgarī : जीवन्मुक्त), terme sanskrit neutre ou masculin signifie : libéré vivant, état de libération, but ultime du yoga. Il vient de l assemblage de जीवत् jīvat : vivant et de मुक्ति… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • jivanmukta —    A jivanmukta (living liberated one) is a person who has succeeded in escaping from the cycle of birth and rebirth but remains alive. Most Shaivite traditions, and the VEDANTA of SHANKARA, accept the possibility of jivanmukti (living… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • jivanmukta — ˌjēvənˈmu̇ktə noun ( s) Etymology: Sanskrit jīvanmukta, from jīvan (from jīvati he lives) + mukta emancipated, set free, from muñcati he frees, releases; akin to Sanskrit jiva living more at mucus Hinduism : one who has attained jivanmukt …   Useful english dictionary

  • jivanmukta — ji·van·muk·ta …   English syllables

  • Jivan Mukta — Jivanmukta Le Jīvan mukta terme sanskrit féminin signifie : libéré vivant, état de libération, but ultime du yoga. Il vient de l assemblage de जीवत् jīvat : vivant et de मुक्ति mukti : libération, délivrance finale, salut. Notes et …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jivan mukta — Jivanmukta Le Jīvan mukta terme sanskrit féminin signifie : libéré vivant, état de libération, but ultime du yoga. Il vient de l assemblage de जीवत् jīvat : vivant et de मुक्ति mukti : libération, délivrance finale, salut. Notes et …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Brahman — ( IAST|bráhman , nominative IAST|bráhma sa. ब्रह्म) is a concept of Hinduism. Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in… …   Wikipedia

  • Jiva — In Hinduism and Jainism, a jiva ( sa. जीव, IAST|jīva alternate spelling, jiwa ) is a living being [ [http://bhagavadgitaasitis.com/7/5/en1 Bhagavad Gita 7.5] Besides these, O mighty armed Arjuna, there is another, superior energy of Mine, which… …   Wikipedia

  • paramukta — noun a) jivanmukta b) supremely liberated being; being liberated beyond the state of a jivanmukta …   Wiktionary

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