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Nirvana

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Noun

1. enlightenment, nirvana

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

2. eden, heaven, nirvana, paradise, promised land, shangri-la

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nirvana

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noun
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

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Nirvana

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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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nirvana

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n.
1. often Nirvana
a. Buddhism A state in which the mind, enlightened as to the illusory nature of the self, transcends all suffering and attains peace.
b. Hinduism A state in which the soul, having relinquished individual attachments and recognized its identity with Brahman, escapes samsara.
2. An ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy.

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