In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it.

In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of worldly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism.

State of undisturbed bliss or vacuity obtained by the enlightened (Buddhism).

(Pali, Nibbana) The cessation of suffering and its conditions.

(final release from the cycle of reincarnation as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred and delusion; free of pain and worry)

A state achieved following the experience of enlightenment.

Tib.] nyangde. passing beyond grief

(Skt) "Blown out," liberation from material existence; absolute consciousness. ccult(ist) (fr Lat occultus, "hid") Concealed, obscured by something else, as in astronomy; a truth seeker, adept in hidden wisdom and knowledge.

The oneness with Brahman-atman which extinguishes any sense of individuality and its attained when one is released from the cycle of reincarnation.

Final annihilation, supreme aim of Buddhism.

(Lit., blowing out, as a flame) Annihilation of desire, passion, and ego; Liberation, characterized by freedom and bliss.

The goal of life according to Hindu and Buddhist philosophy: the state of liberation from the wheel of rebirth through the extinction of desire.

In Buddhism, an unchanging, peaceful state of mind that allows us freedom from the illusion of individuality and the limitations of the self

from the root 'nirva', to blow out, extinguish. Hence, when all desires and passions are extinguished the highest bliss or beatitude, reunion with the Supreme Spirit, may be experienced.

Literally,"to be blown out." Liberation and release from samsara (the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth).

in Hindu theory, a condition of happiness arising out of the absolute cessation of desire.

This is a Buddhist term which means a state of mind where all suffering and dissonant emotions which give rise to suffering have ceased and one is released from samsara -- the endless cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth.

The lesser nirvana refers to the liberation from cyclic existence attained by a hinayana practitioner. When referring to a buddha, nirvana is the great nondwelling state of enlightenment, which falls neither into the extreme of samsaric existence nor into the passive state of cessation attained by an arhant.

The ultimate aim of Buddhism, where one attains enlightenment and leaves the cycle of death and rebirth.

Liberation, Salvation, State of Peace

The cessation of material existence. No entries

Considered as the goal of Theravada Buddhist practice, it is the liberation from suffering and departure from the endless cyclic existence.

extinction” – the soteriological goal of Buddhism; the final cessation of rebirth into suffering existence.

Buddhist term for self-realization.

Emancipated; etherean heavens; beyond the earth's heavens; the higher heavens.

"To extinguish." Cessation of attachment to desire, delusion; enlightenment; Buddha mind; state beyond life, death, or rebirth attained through awareness or at death.

Absolute extinction of suffering and its causes.

liberation, the state of peace

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

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

(Skt.). State of release from the endless circling (SAMSARA) of rebirth in the world.

Final absorption in Brahman, or All—pervading Reality, through the annihilation of the individual ego.

state of liberation, beyond duality, where the atman merges in the paramatman. Ignorance and conflicting emotions cease and the atman attains freedom from compulsive rebirth in samsara

literally means "extinction", refers to the Buddhist conception of the place or mode of existence toward which Buddhists aspire, in which all suffering (and probably individual existence) will be extinguished.

Enlightenment; release from the cycle of rebirth. From the Sanskrit word for "extinction" or "blowing out."

in Buddhist religion, a state of mystical wisdom achieved after all fleshy desires have been surmounted. In Hindu religion, the renunciation of all material attachments and achievement of ultimate happiness.

(Sanskrit, "to snuff out "). Liberation from suffering and samsara, in which all desire is extinguished.

In Buddhism, the state representing the highest stage of enlightenment or paradise; the highest stage of goodness.

Literally, "extinction." The ultimateM#2 goal of Buddhists, characterized as the extinction of both craving and the separate "ego." The state of peace and quietude attained by extinguishing all illusions.

the perfect calm of enlightenment. A compound word drawn from the preposition `nir` - out, and `vana` - blown. Generally used in Buddhist terminology but also mentioned by yogic adepts. The final perfection wherein the lower tendencies have been blown- out or extinguished and there is freedom from Samsara (see Samsara).

In Hindu thought, freedom from material existence.

Tantric sex term for the ultimate spiritual place.

Extinction of suffering [Sanskrit]; a state of freedom that is attained through fully apprehending the nature of reality.

Lit. Blowing out. Buddhist term for the 'exti nction' of the ego leading to enlightenment.

literally means "extinction, blowing out". This is the goal of spiritual practice in Buddhism; liberation from the cycle of rebirth and suffering.

In Buddhism, the highest good; the extinction of will and of the accompanying ego, greed, anger, delusion, and clinging to existence. Achievement of nirvana means being freed from all future rebirths.

Literally blowing out; state to which a Buddhist aspires as the best attainable.

The removal from the eternal circle of reincarnation; state of non-existence sought by Buddhists.

(Sanskrit, Buddhism) Release from the cycle of rebirth, the end of suffering.

the state of enlightenment, in which the causes of rebirth are eliminated; it is equivalent to salvation

Extinction of the principle of egoism. A state of transcendent peace where all desires have been extinguished. Brahma- Nirvana- a condition of mergence in Brahma or Nature.

Freedom from the sufferings of Samsara; the goal of Sravakas and Pratyekabuddhas.

"extinction"; The ultimate Buddhist goal of obtaining peace by extinguishing the illusion of ego and desire

The state of enlightenment; the term is also used outside Buddhism to mean a state of harmony and blessedness.

completely liberated from existence, absolute extinction or annihilation, complete extinction of individual existence. Nirvana is not death, but is rebirth.

In provisional (pre-Lotus-Sutra) Buddhism, Nirvana was a blissful state of latency to which enlightened people could retire, thereby removing the need to be reborn on earth or an earth-like planet. But when Shakyamuni preached the mature teaching of Buddhism (the Lotus Sutra), he revealed that Bodhisattvas and Buddhas are forever reborn onto earth-like planets, in order to save other living beings. Nirvana then becomes a state of absolute confidence that any problem or suffering can be transformed into a positive experience through Buddhist practice.

or nirvahana: blowing out, as a flame. Annihilation of desire, passion, and ego; liberation, characterized by freedom and bliss.

In Buddhism, Sanskrit and Vedic, the state of perfect spiritual bliss achieved by the absorption of the soul into the supreme spirit.

(sk) none of the interpretations of this concept by the various Mahayana sects seem to be the same as the Sutta usage of nibbana

(Sanskrit): a state of perfect inner stillness and peace; complete extinction of individual existence; cessation of rebirth; entry into bliss.

complete absorption into the undifferentiated ground of being; spiritual bliss

(From Sanskrit) departing the human world without this physical body, the method of completing cultivation in Buddha Sakyamuni's School.

"When the Soul fuses with the Inner Master, then it becomes free from Nature and enters into the supreme happiness of absolute existence. This state of happiness is called Nirvana. Nirvana can be attained through millions of births and deaths, but it can also be attained by means of a shorter path; this is the path of “initiation.” The Initiate can reach Nirvana in one single life if he so wants it." - The Zodiacal Course"Nirvana is a region of Nature where the ineffable happiness of the fire reigns. The Nirvanic plane has seven sub-planes. A resplendent hall exists in each one of these seven sub-planes of Nirvanic matter where the Nirmanakayas study their mysteries. This is why they call their sub-planes “halls” and not merely “sub-planes” as the Theosophists do. The Nirvanis say: “We are in the first hall of Nirvana or in the second hall of Nirvana, or in the third, or in the fourth, or fifth, or sixth, or in the seventh hall of Nirvana.” To describe the ineffable joy of Nirvana is impossible. There, the music of the spheres reigns and the soul is enchanted within a state of bliss, which is impossible to describe with words." - From The Revolution of Beelzebub

It is the cessation of suffering, the liberation from karma, and therefore the passing over into another world. The best way to think about nirvana is that it is the final goal of Buddhism, and that Enlightenment is the step immediately before it. Thus one becomes aware of the nature of Ultimate Reality in Enlightenment, and then one becomes unified with that reality in nirvana. Thus the Buddha, when he died, passed into Nirvana, having perviously attained Enlightenment during his life and sharing it with humanity. A bodhisattva is one who has attained Enlightenment, but rather than passing over into nirvana, chose to come back to this world to use their power to help other people.

(Skt.): Beyond suffering/sorrow, transcendence of suffering, state beyond the causes for SUFFERING, unsatisfactoriness, troubles. State outside CYCLIC EXISTENCE attained by an ARHAT.

See liberation.

The state of liberation or egolessness.