, ▁unf ath om able , ▁ind es cri b able . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁release ▁marked ▁by ▁" empt iness " ▁and ▁real ization ▁of ▁non - Self . ▁Such ▁descri ptions , ▁states ▁Peter ▁Har vey , ▁are ▁cont ested ▁by ▁sch ol ars ▁because ▁n ir v ana ▁in ▁Buddh ism ▁is ▁ultimately ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁" sto pped ▁conscious ness ▁( b low n ▁out ), ▁but ▁one ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁non - ex istent ", ▁and ▁" it ▁seems ▁impossible ▁to ▁imagine ▁what ▁aw aren ess ▁de void ▁of ▁any ▁object ▁would ▁be ▁like ". ▁ ▁J ain ism ▁▁ ▁In ▁J ain ism , ▁m ok sha ▁and ▁n ir v ana ▁are ▁one ▁and ▁the ▁same . ▁J ain a ▁texts ▁sometimes ▁use ▁the ▁term ▁Ke val ya , ▁and ▁call ▁the ▁liber ated ▁soul ▁as ▁Ke val in . ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁Indian ▁relig ions , ▁m ok sha ▁is ▁the ▁ult imate ▁spiritual ▁goal ▁in ▁J ain ism . ▁It ▁defines ▁m ok sha ▁as ▁the ▁spiritual ▁release ▁from ▁all ▁kar ma . ▁ ▁J ain ism ▁is ▁a ▁S ram an ic ▁non - the istic ▁philosophy , ▁that ▁like ▁H indu ism ▁and ▁unlike ▁Buddh ism , ▁bel ieves ▁in ▁a ▁met aph ys ical ▁permanent ▁self ▁or ▁soul ▁often ▁term ed ▁j iva . ▁J ain a ▁believe ▁that ▁this ▁soul ▁is ▁what ▁transm igr ates ▁from ▁one ▁being ▁to ▁another ▁at ▁the