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nirvana

noun
/nɪəˈvɑːnə/UK/nɪɹˈvɑnə/US/nɪɾˈʋɑːn(ə)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”), the second part cognate with Russian ве́тер (véter, “wind”), weather, vent and wind.

  1. borrowed from निर्वाण

Definitions

  1. Complete cessation of dukkha

    Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.

  2. State of paradise

    State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss.

    • Welcome to this celebration of legal abortion. I wish January 22 meant more than that. The truth is that we are not winging our way to a state of nirvana for reproductive rights.
    • Though we don’t all reach nirvana when we swim, swimming may well be that last refuge from connectivity — and, for some, the only way to find the solitary self.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nirvana. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA