, ▁rather ▁it ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁constant ▁love ▁and ▁cont empl ation ▁of ▁God , ▁which ▁over ▁time ▁results ▁in ▁a ▁perfect ▁union ▁with ▁God . ▁Some ▁Bh ak ti ▁schools ▁evol ved ▁their ▁ideas ▁where ▁God ▁became ▁the ▁means ▁and ▁the ▁end , ▁trans c ending ▁m ok sha ; ▁the ▁fruit ▁of ▁b h ak ti ▁is ▁b h ak ti ▁itself . ▁In ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Indian ▁religious ▁trad itions , ▁additional ▁ideas ▁and ▁paths ▁to ▁m ok sha ▁beyond ▁these ▁three , ▁appeared ▁over ▁time . ▁ ▁Syn onym s ▁ ▁The ▁words ▁m ok sha , ▁n ir v ana ▁( n ib b ana ) ▁and ▁ka ival ya ▁are ▁sometimes ▁used ▁syn onym ously , ▁because ▁they ▁all ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁that ▁liber ates ▁a ▁person ▁from ▁all ▁causes ▁of ▁sorrow ▁and ▁suffering . ▁However , ▁in ▁modern ▁era ▁literature , ▁these ▁concepts ▁have ▁different ▁prem ises ▁in ▁different ▁relig ions . ▁N ir v ana , ▁a ▁concept ▁common ▁in ▁Buddh ism , ▁is ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁real ization ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁self ▁( no ▁soul ) ▁and ▁Em pt iness ; ▁while ▁m ok sha , ▁a ▁concept ▁common ▁in ▁many ▁schools ▁of ▁H indu ism , ▁is ▁accept ance ▁of ▁Self ▁( s oul ), ▁real ization ▁of ▁liber ating ▁knowledge , ▁the ▁conscious ness ▁of ▁On eness ▁with ▁Bra h man , ▁all ▁existence ▁and ▁understanding ▁the ▁whole ▁universe ▁as ▁the ▁Self . ▁N ir v ana ▁starts ▁with ▁the