Buddhism FAQ22 Nirvana-Moksha

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22. How the final objective Nirvana,Moksha,Jivan-Mukti described in Buddhism?
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In Digha Nikaya at the end of Kevaddha Sutta, Buddha has described the eternal state of Nirvana(or Moksha/Jivan-mukti) :

"Where do water, earth, fire, & wind have no footing?"

"Where are long & short, coarse & fine, fair & foul, mind & form brought to an end? "

And the answer to that is :

"Consciousness without feature, without end, luminous all around.

Here water, earth, fire, & wind have no footing.

Here long & short, coarse & fine, fair & foul, mind & form are all brought to an end.

With the cessation of [the activity of] consciousness each is here brought to an end. "

Pali ‘Kattha āpo ca pathavī, tejo vāyo na gādhati;

Kattha dīghañca rassañca, aṇuṃ thūlaṃ subhāsubhaṃ;

Kattha nāmañca rūpañca, asesaṃ uparujjhatī’ti.

‘‘Tatra veyyākaraṇaṃ bhavati –

‘Viññāṇaṃ anidassanaṃ, anantaṃ sabbatopabhaṃ;

Ettha āpo ca pathavī, tejo vāyo na gādhati.

Ettha dīghañca rassañca, aṇuṃ thūlaṃ subhāsubhaṃ;

Ettha nāmañca rūpañca, asesaṃ uparujjhati;

Viññāṇassa nirodhena, etthetaṃ uparujjhatī’ti.

‘कत्थ आपो च पथवी, तेजो वायो न गाधति।

कत्थ दीघञ्‍च रस्सञ्‍च, अणुं थूलं सुभासुभं।

कत्थ नामञ्‍च रूपञ्‍च, असेसं उपरुज्झती’ति॥

४९९. ‘‘तत्र वेय्याकरणं भवति –

‘विञ्‍ञाणं अनिदस्सनं, अनन्तं सब्बतोपभं।

एत्थ आपो च पथवी, तेजो वायो न गाधति॥

एत्थ दीघञ्‍च रस्सञ्‍च, अणुं थूलं सुभासुभं।

एत्थ नामञ्‍च रूपञ्‍च, असेसं उपरुज्झति।

विञ्‍ञाणस्स निरोधेन, एत्थेतं उपरुज्झती’ति॥