release of a hindu from a cycle of rebirths is known as
Moksha Moksha (Sanskrit: मोक्ष, mokṣa), also called vimoksha, vimukti and mukti,[1] is a term in Hinduism and Hindu philosophy which refers to various forms of emancipation, liberation, and release.[2] In its soteriological and eschatological senses, it refers to freedom from saṃsāra, the cycle of death and rebirth.[3] In its epistemological and psychological senses, moksha refers to freedom from ignorance: self-realization and self-knowledge.[4]