jivanmukta

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noun

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.

OriginSanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति →
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Meanings

nounjivanmukta (plural jivanmuktas)

plural jivanmuktas · alternative jivanmukti

  1. HinduismA 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.
  2. HinduismA liberated being (not necessarily paramukta).

Origin

  1. Sanskritजीवन्मुक्ति“emancipation while still alive”
  2. Englishjivanmukta

Borrowed from Sanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति (jīvanmukti, “emancipation while still alive”).

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