▁merely ▁as ▁absence ▁of ▁suffering ▁and ▁release ▁from ▁bond age ▁to ▁sa ṃ s ā ra , ▁various ▁schools ▁of ▁H indu ism ▁also ▁explain ▁the ▁concept ▁as ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁par ip urn a - bra h man ub h ava ▁( the ▁experience ▁of ▁on eness ▁with ▁Bra h man , ▁the ▁One ▁Supreme ▁Self ), ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁knowledge , ▁peace ▁and ▁bl iss . ▁For ▁example , ▁V ive k ach ud am ani ▁- ▁an ▁ancient ▁book ▁on ▁m ok sha , ▁explains ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁med itative ▁steps ▁on ▁the ▁path ▁to ▁m ok sha , ▁as : ▁ ▁E sch at ological ▁sense ▁▁ ▁M ok sha ▁is ▁a ▁concept ▁associated ▁with ▁sa ṃ s ā ra ▁( b irth - reb irth ▁cycle ). ▁S ams ara ▁origin ated ▁with ▁religious ▁movements ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁mill en ni um ▁B CE . ▁These ▁movements ▁such ▁as ▁Buddh ism , ▁J ain ism ▁and ▁new ▁schools ▁within ▁H indu ism , ▁saw ▁human ▁life ▁as ▁bond age ▁to ▁a ▁repeated ▁process ▁of ▁reb irth . ▁This ▁bond age ▁to ▁repeated ▁reb irth ▁and ▁life , ▁each ▁life ▁subject ▁to ▁injury , ▁disease ▁and ▁ag ing , ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁cycle ▁of ▁suffering . ▁By ▁release ▁from ▁this ▁cycle , ▁the ▁suffering ▁involved ▁in ▁this ▁cycle ▁also ▁ended . ▁This ▁release ▁was ▁called ▁m ok sha , ▁n ir v ana , ▁ka ival ya , ▁mu kt i ▁and ▁other ▁terms ▁in ▁various