Vairāgya (Sanskrit: वैराग्य) is a Sanskrit term used in Jainism and Hinduism as well as Eastern philosophy that roughly translates as dispassion, detachment, or renunciation, in particular renunciation from the pains and pleasures in the temporary material world. The Hindu philosophers who advocated vairāgya told their followers that it is a means to achieve moksha.
Vairāgya (Sanskrit: वैराग्य) is a Sanskrit term used in Jainism and Hinduism as well as Eastern philosophy that roughly translates as dispassion, detachment, or renunciation, in particular renunciation from the pains and pleasures in the temporary material world. The Hindu philosophers who advocated vairāgya told their followers that it is a means to achieve moksha.
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