Mokshavada, Mokṣavāda: 4 definitions

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Mokshavada means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Mokṣavāda can be transliterated into English as Moksavada or Mokshavada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Jainism

Jain philosophy

Source: International Journal of Jaina Studies: Haribhadra Sūri on Nyāya and Sāṃkhya

Mokṣavāda (मोक्षवाद) refers to the “doctrine of (the possibility or impossibility) of Liberation”.—The Śāstravārtāsamuccaya by Haribhadra Sūri’s is not a compendium of philosophical systems (darśana) but a comprehensive account (samuccaya) of doctrinal (śāstra) expositions (vārtā/vārttā) or simply doctrines (vāda). The Śāstravārtāsamuccaya (also, Śāstravārttāsamuccaya) is subdivided into stabakas, chapters or sections, for example: Mokṣavāda—a discussion about the possibility or impossibility of Liberation.

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[«previous next»] — Mokshavada in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Mokṣavāda (मोक्षवाद) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vedānta. Rādh. 6.
—by Anantācārya. Rice. 166.
—[nyāya] by Gadādhara. Oppert. Ii, 9641.
—by Rāmacandra Bhaṭṭācārya Sārvabhauma. Burnell. 120^a.

2) Mokṣavāda (मोक्षवाद):—vedānta. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 71.
—by Rāmabhadra Sārvabhauma. Peters. 4, 16.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mokṣavāda (मोक्षवाद):—[=mokṣa-vāda] [from mokṣa > mokṣ] m. Name of [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Mokshavada in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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