Mokśa from the Viewpoint of Vaiśnava Bhaktī School (from Rāmānuja to Nānak)

Subject Areas : Christianity

A. Mahmoodī ¹ (ندارد)
S. Towliatī ² (ندارد)

Received: 2014-11-24 Accepted : 2014-11-24 Published : 2007-03-21

Keywords: samsāra, karma, mokśa, bhaktī, jīvanmukti, Rāmānuja, Nānak,

Abstract :

Eternal deliverance and salvation has been searched and undergonevarious expressions by human beings during the different ages of history. InHinduism, According to doctrine of rebirth and karma, this goal is identicalwith mokša or liberation from cycle of samsāra and karma; by which spiritcan reach ultimate unity with Brahman and experience the eternal life anddeliverance. Bhakti thinkers have expressed different interpretations ofacquiring mokśa and quality of this station by relying on teachings of theBhagavadgitā- one of the sacred Hindu books.We intend to introduce mokśa, its various kinds, and opinions of somedominant thinkers of Bhaktī School such as Rāmānuja, Nimbārka, Madhva,Vallabha, Kabīr and Nānak.