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Detailed explanation-1: -Sanskrit moksha or Prakrit mokkha refers to the liberation or salvation of a soul from saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and death. It is a blissful state of existence of a soul, attained after the destruction of all karmic bonds.

Detailed explanation-2: -Right knowledge, right faith, and right conduct are the three most essentials for attaining liberation in Jainism. In order to acquire these, one must observe the five great vows: Non-violence-Ahimsa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jain beliefs about the soul After each bodily death, the jiva is reborn into a different body to live another life, until it achieves liberation. When a jiva is embodied (i.e. in a body), it exists throughout that body and isn’t found in any particular bit of it.

Detailed explanation-4: -Liberation is the central teaching and end in Buddhism. Awakening, realization, enlightenment, and nirvāṇa are all terms used in Anglophone discourse to refer to Buddhist liberation and are often used interchangeably. However, early Buddhism distinguished four stages in liberation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The three guiding principles of Jainism, the ‘three jewels’, are right belief, right knowledge and right conduct. The supreme principle of Jain living is non violence (ahimsa).