He used the Sanskrit word moksha for enlightenment. From Wordnik.com. [Guernica Magazine] Reference
The Upanishads use this word 52 times, but use the word moksha only twice. From Wordnik.com. [Tantric philosophy] Reference
And then in Buddhism, there is moksha, which is liberation from all those three concerns. From Wordnik.com. [Creative Coincidences: Cage On Cunningham] Reference
Hinduism, for instance, admonishes its followers to seek "moksha," or liberation from egotism. From Wordnik.com. [Offerings Without an Altar] Reference
There was a fruitless search for an illusory entity called 'moksha' (salvation). From Wordnik.com. [How Hinduism destroyed the Military - Part II] Reference
November 16th, 2009 at 10: 33 pm PST here comes 1998 moksha. From Wordnik.com. [Twitter’s New Headquarters As Shown Off By Employees (Pictures)] Reference
Perhaps moksha and peace with prayer tap into the same reality. From Wordnik.com. [Does Being Exist?] Reference
Are the two ideals, moksha and amritatva, the same or different?. From Wordnik.com. [Tantric philosophy] Reference
How does the understanding of the atman result in liberation moksha?. From Wordnik.com. [World Religions Study: Hinduism] Reference
All these combine together to give a distinct look to the city of moksha, Varanasi. From Wordnik.com. [The art and culture of Varanasi] Reference
After all, the ancients said that the Four Ends of Man are dharma, artha, kama and moksha. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
Can a person of learning attain to a state of quietude and emancipation (moksha) by that mauna?. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
Shravakas (nyan-thos, listeners) strive to attain liberation (thar-pa, Skt. moksha) from samsara. From Wordnik.com. [The Five Pathway Minds (Five Paths): Basic Presentation] Reference
In Hinduism a ‘son’ is the must requirement for a man to achieve his personal ‘moksha’ after his death. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
Instead of rejecting the world, Tantrics seek to achieve moksha or Enlightenment through joyful enjoyment of the world. From Wordnik.com. [Tantra and Transcendentalism – Emerson and Aurobindo] Reference
In his quest for “moksha,” or release from the cycle of reincarnation, he must reject the comforts of ordinary life. From Wordnik.com. [Indian holy man heard the roll call for nirvana] Reference
These two types of nirvana, with and without residue, taken together, are called liberation (thar-pa, Skt. moksha, Pali: mokkha). From Wordnik.com. [Nirvana] Reference
The goal of religious life is to learn to act so as to finally achieve liberation (moksha) of one's soul, escaping the rebirth cycle. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Definitions] Reference
I'll fast if IIT faculty takes moksha: Kapil Sibal. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Wave to Show Dell's Advanced Security Solutions at GITEX Technology Week 2009 in Dubai] Reference
You will need a Guru until you attain moksha (liberation). From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
And if you can/will, you will attain moksha, if at all there is something like that. From Wordnik.com. [lazygeek.net] Reference
But if a man does not observe the obligations, but has atma gunas, can he attain moksha?. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
Severed Head: Human Ego which must be slain by Divine Knowldge in order to attain moksha. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Atheism] Reference
You don't have to be born into anything either, just practice the concepts of karma/dharma/and moksha. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Mahatma Gandhi has most probably realised his ambition of attaining moksha and is unlikely to return to earth. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Their children in Iran, 3 U.S. moms swing into action] Reference
Hindus call this Awakening moksha, the complete freedom from the conditioning of time, space, and circumstance. From Wordnik.com. [Unknowing Mind] Reference
So we set up a repertoire on similar lines in Odissi: mangalacharan, battu, abhinaya, pallavi, etc., up to moksha. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Home] Reference
Now the question arises whether a man can attain moksha if he performs all the obligations, but does not have atma gunas. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
(And if they attempt to show that moksha, although effected, is eternal) they involve themselves in a conflict with sound logic. From Wordnik.com. [The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1] Reference
(moksha) is declared not to be the effect of religious merit as defined by Vedic injunctions. From Wordnik.com. [The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1] Reference
This release is called moksha. From Wordnik.com. [Neatorama: Heaven and Hell, According to Various Religions] Reference
What does moksha free us from?. From Wordnik.com. [World Religions Study: Hinduism] Reference
What do we gain by attaining moksha?. From Wordnik.com. [World Religions Study: Hinduism] Reference
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