# jivanmukta

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person who, in the Advaita philosophy of Hinduism, has attained nirvikalpa samadhi — the realization of the Self, Parasiva — and is liberated from rebirth while living in a human body.
2. A liberated being (not necessarily paramukta).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति (jīvanmukti, “emancipation while still alive”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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