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nirvana definition

nir·vana (nir vä′nə, nər-; -van′ə)

noun

  1. Hinduism a blowing out, or extinction, of the flame of life through reunion with Brahma
  2. 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
  3. any place or condition of great peace or bliss

Etymology: Sans nirvāṇa < nirvā, to blow out < nis-, out + vā, to blow: see wind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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