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Bhishma (or Bheeshma or Devavrata or Bhishma Pitamah) was the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu and grand uncle of both the Pandavas and the Kauravas.

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Do Mahabharata or any other scripture says that Bhishma is a Jivan Muktha?

I don't know what Jivan mukta is, but the translation probably is alluding to the fact that bhishma knew the mantras for the activation of astras among other vedic intricacies …
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When Arjuna defeated all the Kuru warriors in the Virat war, then why did he kill them throu...

He didn't kill them in Virata war. They were still alive until Kurkushetra. Karna had the best weapon, Bishma had a boon to chose how to die, and Drona had to lay down his weapons. So it's not like th …
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