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nirvana

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term nirvana
Tibetan mya-ngan-'das
Sanskrit nirvana
Pali
Definition A state of release (liberation) from uncontrollably recurring rebirth (samsara).

TRANSLATION (Jeffrey Hopkins En, Tibetan Pronunciation)

Translation nirvANa; liberation; liberated

* nyangendé
* mya ngan 'das
Definition

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

Arabic نيرفانا
German Nirvana
Italian nirvana
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... nirvANa; liberation; liberated
Russian нирвана
Vietnamese niết bàn
Chinese (simplified) 涅磐
Chinese (traditional) 涅磐