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noun(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
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nounany place of complete bliss and delight and peace
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Definition that contains nirvana
- bodhisattva Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
- lohan a Buddhist who has attained nirvana
- arhat a Buddhist who has attained nirvana
- theravada one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
- theravada buddhism one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
- arhant a Buddhist who has attained nirvana
- bhakti (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex
- boddhisatva Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others