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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. Hinduism
2. 2
   A liberated being (not necessarily paramukta). Hinduism

Etymology

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

Related phrases

nirvikalpa samadhi

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