▁release . ▁In ▁its ▁s ot eri ological ▁and ▁es chat ological ▁sens es , ▁it ▁refers ▁to ▁freedom ▁from ▁sa ṃ s ā ra , ▁the ▁cycle ▁of ▁death ▁and ▁reb irth . ▁In ▁its ▁ep ist em ological ▁and ▁psych ological ▁sens es , ▁m ok sha ▁is ▁freedom ▁from ▁ignor ance : ▁self - real ization , ▁self - actual ization ▁and ▁self - know ledge . ▁ ▁In ▁H indu ▁trad itions , ▁m ok sha ▁is ▁a ▁central ▁concept ▁and ▁the ▁ut most ▁aim ▁to ▁be ▁att ained ▁through ▁three ▁paths ▁during ▁human ▁life ; ▁these ▁three ▁paths ▁are ▁d har ma ▁( vir tu ous , ▁proper , ▁moral ▁life ), ▁ar tha ▁( material ▁prosper ity , ▁income ▁security , ▁means ▁of ▁life ), ▁and ▁k ama ▁( ple asure , ▁sens ual ity , ▁emot ional ▁ful fill ment ). ▁T ogether , ▁these ▁four ▁concepts ▁are ▁called ▁Pur u ṣ ā r tha ▁in ▁H indu ism . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁schools ▁of ▁Indian ▁relig ions , ▁m ok sha ▁is ▁considered ▁equivalent ▁to ▁and ▁used ▁inter change ably ▁with ▁other ▁terms ▁such ▁as ▁v im ok sha , ▁v im u kt i , ▁ka ival ya , ▁ap av arga , ▁mu kt i , ▁n ih s rey asa ▁and ▁n ir v ana . ▁However , ▁terms ▁such ▁as ▁m ok sha ▁and ▁n ir v ana ▁differ ▁and ▁mean ▁different ▁states ▁between ▁various ▁schools ▁of ▁H indu ism ,