kaivalya

noun

kai·​val·​ya

kīˈvəlyə

plural -s

: the final state of Jain and Vedantic salvation characterized as absolute release of one's jiva from all entanglements with ajiva : self-directed liberation

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit, from kevala exclusively one's own, alone, whole

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