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निर्वाण — meaning in English

nirvāṇ

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English meaning

  • death noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
  • nirvana noun In Buddhism and Hinduism, the state of perfect peace reached by escaping suffering and desire.

Senses

निर्वाण is used for these senses in English:

  • death cessation of life

death — full definition

  1. noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
  2. noun The end or collapse of something non-living, used figuratively.
  3. name The personification of death, traditionally shown as a hooded, skeletal figure carrying a scythe.

nirvana — full definition

  1. noun In Buddhism and Hinduism, the state of perfect peace reached by escaping suffering and desire.
  2. noun (informal) A state of complete happiness or contentment.

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