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   Nir·va·na

   /nərˈvänə/

   

   noun

   • 1. (in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism.
   • ▪ another term for moksha
   • ▪ a state of perfect happiness; an ideal or idyllic place: "Hollywood's dearest dream of small-town nirvana"

   Word Origin from Sanskrit nirvāṇa, from nirvā ‘be extinguished’, from nis ‘out’ + vā- ‘to blow’.

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