Associations to the word «Nirvana»

Wiktionary

NIRVANA, noun. (Buddhism) complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
NIRVANA, noun. (non-Buddhist colloquial usage) state of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.

Dictionary definition

NIRVANA, noun. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness.
NIRVANA, noun. Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche