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Definitions for nirvana
nɪrˈvɑ nə, -ˈvæn ə, nər-nir·vana

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nirvana, enlightenmentnoun

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

  2. Eden, paradise, nirvana, heaven, promised land, Shangri-lanoun

    any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

Wiktionary

  1. nirvananoun

    complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.

  2. nirvananoun

    state of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.

Wikipedia

  1. Nirvana

    Manic Nirvana is the fifth studio album by former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, released March 19, 1990 on Es Paranza Records. The album's lead single, "Big Love", reached #35 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and its follow-up single, "Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)", held the #1 position on the same chart for six consecutive weeks. The vinyl release of the LP had 10 songs (5 on each side) rather than 11, omitting "She Said" from its track listing.

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  1. nirvana

    Nirvana is a religious concept most commonly associated with Buddhism and Hinduism, which refers to a transcendent state of being where there is release from the cycle of birth, death and rebirth (samsara). It symbolizes the ultimate liberation, a state of perfect peace, happiness, and enlightenment, free from suffering, desire or sense of self. The term "Nirvana" literally means "blowing out" or "quenching" in Sanskrit.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nirvananoun

    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

  2. Etymology: [Skr. nirva.]

Wikidata

  1. Nirvana

    Nirvāṇa is an ancient Sanskrit term used in Indian religions to describe the profound peace of mind that is acquired with moksha. In shramanic thought, it is the state of being free from suffering. In Hindu philosophy, it is union with the Brahman. The word literally means "blown out" and refers, in the Buddhist context, to the imperturbable stillness of mind after the fires of desire, aversion, and delusion have been finally extinguished.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nirvana

    nir-vä′na, n. the cessation of individual existence—the state to which a Buddhist aspires as the best attainable. [Sans., 'a blowing out.']

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Nirvâna

    the name given to the consummation of bliss in the Hindu, but especially the Buddhist, religions, synonymous with extinction, which in the Hindu creed means the extinction of individuality by absorption in the Divine Being, and in Buddhism, not, as some presume, the extinction of existence, but the extinction of agitation of mind through the crucifixion of all passion and desire, the attainment of self-centred, self-sufficient quiescence of being, or rest and peace of soul.

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  1. navarin

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nirvana in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nirvana in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of nirvana in a Sentence

  1. Rabindranath Tagore:

    Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come.

  2. Lil Nas ':

    One of the craziest things about' Panini,' is it introduced me to Nirvana's album' Nevermind,' it's like I always seen the cover but I never actually listened to it. And people was like,' Wow, he sampled' Nirvana.'' I was like, no. It's like, I didn't realize I was using almost the exact same melody.

  3. Lil Nas X:

    We originally were going to do a Nirvana song and then like, we were kind of goofing around and you know, like doing ‘Jolene,’ it was like, wait a minute. What if we actually did Jolene?

  4. M Scott Peck:

    Nirvana or lasting enlightenment or true spiritual growth can be achieved only through persistent exercise of real love.

  5. Ted McCaffrey:

    Buy online pickup in store is every CEO's nirvana.

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