nirvana
noun
- Hinduism a blowing out, or extinction, of the flame of life through reunion with Brahma
- Buddhism the state of perfect blessedness achieved by the extinction of individual existence and by the absorption of the soul into the supreme spirit, or by the extinction of all desires and passions
- any place or condition of great peace or bliss
See nirvana in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(nîr-väˈnə, nər-)
noun- often Nirvana
a. Buddhism The ineffable ultimate in which one has attained disinterested wisdom and compassion.
b. Hinduism Emancipation from ignorance and the extinction of all attachment.
- An ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy.
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