Meaning | (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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Synonym | enlightenment |
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Category | Buddhism | The teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation / meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth |
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Hinduism, Hindooism | A body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system |
Broader | blessedness, beatitude, beatification | A state of supreme happiness |
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Spanish | nirvana |
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Catalan | nirvana |
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