VDict - Definition of nirvana

English - English (Wordnet) dictionary (also found in French - Vietnamese)

nirvana

Jump to user comments

Noun

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

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

Related words

Synonyms:
Eden paradise heaven promised land Shangri-la enlightenment

Related search result for "nirvana"

Words contain "nirvana" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
bhakti boddhisatva bodhisattva nirvana arhat lohan arhant theravada buddhism theravada lapse more...

Comments and discussion on the word "nirvana"