nirvana
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See also Nirvana
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sanskrit निर्वाण (nir-vāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /nɪəˈvɑːnə/ (British English), IPA: /nɪɹˈvɑnə/ (American English)
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːnə
Noun[edit]
nirvana (uncountable)
- (Buddhism) complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
- (non-Buddhist colloquial usage) state of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.
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Translations[edit]
cessation of suffering
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Buddhist state of bliss
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Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
nirvana
Declension[edit]
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Declension of nirvana (type kulkija)
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Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
nirvana m (plural nirvani)
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Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
nirvana m (plural nirvanas)