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==Origin==
[[Sanskrit]] ''nirvāṇa'', [[literally]], act of extinguishing, from ''nis''- out + ''vāti'' it blows — more at [[wind]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1801]
==Definitions==
*1: the final beatitude that [[transcends]] suffering, [[karma]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsara samsara] and is sought especially in [[Buddhism]] through the extinction of [[desire]] and [[individual]] [[consciousness]]
*2a : a place or state of [[oblivion]] to care, [[pain]], or external [[reality]]; also : bliss, [[heaven]]
:b : a goal [[hoped]] for but apparently unattainable : [[dream]]
==Description==
'''Nirvāṇa''' ([[Sanskrit]]: निर्वाण; Pali: निब्बान nibbāna ; Prakrit: णिव्वाण) is an ancient Sanskrit term used in Indian religions to describe the [[profound]] [[peace]] of mind that is acquired with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha moksha] (liberation). In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shramana shramanic] thought, it is the state of being free from [[suffering]]. In Hindu philosophy, it is union with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman] (Supreme Being).
The word [[literally]] means "blown out" (as in a candle) and refers, in the Buddhist [[context]], to the imperturbable [[stillness]] of mind after the fires of [[desire]], aversion, and [[delusion]] have been finally extinguished.
''Nirvāṇa'' is the soteriological [[goal]] within the Indian religions, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism Jainism], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhism], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism Sikhism]. It is synonymous with the concept of liberation ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha moksha]) which refers to release from a state of suffering after an often lengthy period of [[committed]] spiritual [[practice]]. The concept of nirvāṇa comes from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga Yogic traditions] of the Sramanas whose origins go back to at least the earliest centuries of the first millennium BCE. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali_Canon Pali Canon] contains the earliest written detailed discussion of nirvāṇa and the concept has thus become most associated with the teaching of the historical [[Buddha]]. It was later adopted in the [[Bhagavad Gita]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata Mahabharata]. In general terms nirvāṇa is a state of [[transcendence]] (Pali: lokuttara) involving the [[subjective]] [[experience]] of release from a prior state of bondage. This is the result of a natural re-ordering of the [[mind]] and [[body]] via means of yogic discipline or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadhana sadhana]. According to the particular [[tradition]], with the experience of nirvāṇa the mind (Buddhism) or [[soul]] (Jainism) or [[spirit]] (Hinduism) has ended its identity with [[material]] phenomena and experiences a sense of great [[peace]] and a unique form of awareness or intelligence that is called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi bodhi] in Buddhism, Kevala Jnana in Jainism, kaivalya (Asamprajnata Samadhi) in Yoga.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana]
[[Category: Religion]]
==Origin==
[[Sanskrit]] ''nirvāṇa'', [[literally]], act of extinguishing, from ''nis''- out + ''vāti'' it blows — more at [[wind]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1801]
==Definitions==
*1: the final beatitude that [[transcends]] suffering, [[karma]], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsara samsara] and is sought especially in [[Buddhism]] through the extinction of [[desire]] and [[individual]] [[consciousness]]
*2a : a place or state of [[oblivion]] to care, [[pain]], or external [[reality]]; also : bliss, [[heaven]]
:b : a goal [[hoped]] for but apparently unattainable : [[dream]]
==Description==
'''Nirvāṇa''' ([[Sanskrit]]: निर्वाण; Pali: निब्बान nibbāna ; Prakrit: णिव्वाण) is an ancient Sanskrit term used in Indian religions to describe the [[profound]] [[peace]] of mind that is acquired with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha moksha] (liberation). In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shramana shramanic] thought, it is the state of being free from [[suffering]]. In Hindu philosophy, it is union with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman] (Supreme Being).
The word [[literally]] means "blown out" (as in a candle) and refers, in the Buddhist [[context]], to the imperturbable [[stillness]] of mind after the fires of [[desire]], aversion, and [[delusion]] have been finally extinguished.
''Nirvāṇa'' is the soteriological [[goal]] within the Indian religions, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism Hinduism], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism Jainism], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism Buddhism], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhism Sikhism]. It is synonymous with the concept of liberation ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha moksha]) which refers to release from a state of suffering after an often lengthy period of [[committed]] spiritual [[practice]]. The concept of nirvāṇa comes from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga Yogic traditions] of the Sramanas whose origins go back to at least the earliest centuries of the first millennium BCE. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pali_Canon Pali Canon] contains the earliest written detailed discussion of nirvāṇa and the concept has thus become most associated with the teaching of the historical [[Buddha]]. It was later adopted in the [[Bhagavad Gita]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata Mahabharata]. In general terms nirvāṇa is a state of [[transcendence]] (Pali: lokuttara) involving the [[subjective]] [[experience]] of release from a prior state of bondage. This is the result of a natural re-ordering of the [[mind]] and [[body]] via means of yogic discipline or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadhana sadhana]. According to the particular [[tradition]], with the experience of nirvāṇa the mind (Buddhism) or [[soul]] (Jainism) or [[spirit]] (Hinduism) has ended its identity with [[material]] phenomena and experiences a sense of great [[peace]] and a unique form of awareness or intelligence that is called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi bodhi] in Buddhism, Kevala Jnana in Jainism, kaivalya (Asamprajnata Samadhi) in Yoga.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana]
[[Category: Religion]]