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1. (n.) nirvana
(often cap.) (in Buddhism) the final release from the cycle of reincarnations as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion.
2. nirvana
(often cap.) (in Hinduism) salvation through the union of Atman with Brahma.
3. nirvana
a place or state characterized by freedom from pain and worry.
Etymology: (1830–40; < Skt nirvā&ndotbelow;a)
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1. (noun) nirvana, enlightenment
(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
2. (noun) Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
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1. (noun) Nirvana
in the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of wordly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism
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