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Word: Nirvana
Speech Type: Noun
from Sanskrit nirvāṇa, from nirvā ‘be extinguished’, from nis ‘out’ + vā- ‘to blow’
nɪəˈvɑːnə
(in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism.
Short Definition:(in Buddhism) transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self
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