nir·va·na (nîr-vä n , nr-)n. 1. 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. 2. An ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy. [Sanskrit nirv   am, a blowing out, extinction, nirvana : nis-, nir-, out, away + vti, it blows; see w - in Indo-European roots.] |
nirvana [nɪəˈvɑːnə nɜː-]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) Buddhism Hinduism final release from the cycle of reincarnation attained by extinction of all desires and individual existence, culminating (in Buddhism) in absolute blessedness, or (in Hinduism) in absorption into Brahman
[from Sanskrit: extinction, literally: a blowing out, from nir- out + vāti it blows]
nirvanic adj
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| Noun | 1. |  nirvana - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousnessHindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils Buddhism - the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth |
| 2. |  nirvana - any place of complete bliss and delight and peace |
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