Jivanmukti, Jīvanmukti, Jīvamukti, Jivat-mukti: 18 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Jīvanmukti state is known as “one who has attained to the knowledge of Brahman continues to live till his prārabdha-karma is exhausted by experiencing its results”.—When the prārabdha-karma is exhausted by experiencing its results, the jīvan-mukta is dissociated from his physical accompaniments and he becomes Brahman itself. This is known as videha-mukti.
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति) refers to “liberation during life” (which is an absent characteristic of a true Yogī), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] For the wise man who is always unchanging and fearless there is neither darkness nor light nor destruction, nor anything. There is neither fortitude, prudence nor courage for the yogi whose nature is beyond description and free of individuality. There is neither heaven nor hell nor even liberation during life (jīvanmukti). [na svargo naiva narako jīvanmuktirna caiva hi] In a nutshell, in the sight of the seer nothing exists at all. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति):—Attaining eternal salvation
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति) refers to “liberation while living”, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—In Schaeffer’s analysis of the Amṛtasiddhi (2002, 521–524), he notes how it is unique amongst Tibetan Buddhist works because its teachings are said to bestow jīvanmukti, “liberation while living,” and make the yogi identical with Śiva. Despite these Śaiva features, however, close reading of manuscript C, the twelfth-century bilingual witness of the text, shows that the text was composed within a Vajrayāna milieu. Furthermore,
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति) refers to “liberation in this life”, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise composed in 198 Sanskrit verses dealing with topics as absorption (laya), yogic powers (siddhi) and liberation, presented in the form of a dialogue between Īśvara and Vāmadeva.—The Amanaska is a dialogue between the god Īśvara and the sage Vāmadeva, who asks how liberation in this life (jīvanmukti) is attained. Īśvara's answer is the practice of amanaska (the no-mind state), which was generally understood in medieval yoga texts to be synonymous with Samādhi, that is to say, the state of Rājayoga. The attainment of amanaska dissolves the mind and breath, which enables the yogin to see the non-dual state referred to as the highest reality.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति) refers to “liberation in this life”, according to the Kularatnapañcakāvatāra verse 1.10cd-15.—Accordingly, “[...] Equality (with respect to the opposites), a condition free of thought constructs, detachment in the midst of the objects of the senses, contentment because free of attachment and non-dual—such is liberation in this life (jīvanmukti). Knowledge of reality, contentment, realisation of the supreme Self, right action—this is the purification of the sources of transient emotions. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Mahāmokṣa-Tantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.— The catalogue includes the term—Jīvanmukti-upāya in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—28 śe paṭale,—jīvanmuktyupāyādikathanam .
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति).—f S Liberation, through the acquirement of spiritual knowledge, from further births, and at present from all ritual acts.
jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति).—f Liberation, through the acquirement of spiritual knowledge, from further births and at present from all ritual acts.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति).—f. final liberation in the present state of life.
Derivable forms: jīvanmuktiḥ (जीवन्मुक्तिः).
Jīvanmukti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jīvat and mukti (मुक्ति).
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति).—f.
(-ktiḥ) Acquirement of spiritual knowledge, and consequent liberation from future birth, and ritual acts. E. jīvat, and mukti liberation.
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Pheh. 2. Rādh. 5. Rice. 144 (and—[commentary]).
—by Aṣṭāvakra. L. 1292.
—by Maheśvarācārya. Burnell. 92^b. Oppert. Ii, 9972.
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति):—[=jīvan-mukti] [from jīvan > jīv] f. emancipation while still alive, [Madhusūdana]
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति):—[jīva-nmukti] (ktiḥ) 2. m. Right to final emancipation.
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति):—(jīvant + mukti) f. eine Erlösung bei Lebzeiten [Madhusūdanasarasvatī’s Prasthānabheda] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 20.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 632.] [Colebrooke I, 369. 376.] viveka Titel eines philosophischen Tractats (handschriftlich auf der Tübinger Universitäts-Bibl.) [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 645.]
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Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति):—, viveka = prakaraṇa [HALL 133. 205.]
Jīvanmukti (जीवन्मुक्ति):—f. eine Erlösung bei Lebzeiten. prakaraṇa n. und viveka m. Titel eines Werkes.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Jīvanmukti (ಜೀವನ್ಮುಕ್ತಿ):—[noun] liberation of a person from future births, all ritual acts, got by acquiring the true self-knowledge.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Jeevanmukti is another spelling for जीवनमुक्ति [jīvanamukti].—n. condition or state in which one is free from life or dead;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Partial matches: Jivat, Mukti, Jiva.
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