NIRVANA | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Nirvana

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

from Sanskrit nirvāṇa, from nirvā ‘be extinguished’, from nis ‘out’ + vā- ‘to blow’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: nɪəˈvɑːnə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(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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