Volume-I, Issue-V, May 2025
Volume-I, Issue-V, May, 2025 |
Received: 14.05.2025 | Accepted: 17.05.2025 | ||
Published Online: 31.05.2025 | Page No: 1177-1182 | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.1.issue.05W.119 | |||
ভারতীয় দর্শনের আলোয় মুক্তির স্বরূপসন্ধান স্নিগ্ধা চ্যাটার্জী, রাষ্ট্রীয় সাহায্য প্রাপ্ত কলেজ শিক্ষক, সংস্কৃত বিভাগ, রামপুরহাট কলেজ, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Exploring the Nature of Liberation in the Light of Indian Philosophy Snigdha Chatterjee, SACT-I, Dept. of Sanskrit, Rampurhat College, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
The word ‘philosophy’ comes from the root word Drish. It means true philosophy or philosophy of view. The word ‘philosophy’ is used as a synonym for the English word Philosophy. But the meaning of the two words is not the same. Etymologically, the word ‘philosophy’ means love for knowledge, and the word philosophy means true philosophy. In Indian philosophy, the goal is not to know this true philosophy or truth, but to establish truth in life. Indian philosophy is divided into two parts, theistic and atheistic. Indian philosophy is basically the philosophy of spiritualism. Except for the Charvak philosophy, all other philosophies are deeply spiritual. According to spiritualism, the inert is the ultimate truth. The soul has to realize it in life. What Indian philosophers call ‘Moksha’ or ‘liberation’. Moksha or liberation is freedom from suffering. And only when ignorance is destroyed, there will be freedom from suffering. Ultimate liberation from suffering is the ultimate endeavor of human life. Purushartha refers to religion, artha, kama moksha. Mokshaists have different views on the nature of moksha. For example, according to Jainism, the soul attains moksha by practicing direct vision, direct knowledge, and direct character. In the state of moksha, suffering is destroyed. Buddhists say that ignorance is the root cause of suffering. According to them, nirvana or moksha is possible only if the rotation of the cycle of existence can be stopped. Vedantists say that the realization of Brahman or moksha is an unattainable blissful state. According to Sankhya Yoga, the presence of the purusha or soul in the form of the mind is moksha. According to Nyaya, the presence of the soul in the form of nirguna is liberation. Thus, almost all schools of Indian philosophy call moksha or liberation the supreme purushartha. | ||
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