| NOUN | state | nirvana, enlightenment | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation |
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| location | nirvana, Eden, paradise, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la | any place of complete bliss and delight and peace |
| Sounds | nervaa'nah; nihrvaa'nah | |
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| Rhymes | Altoona ... zona: 128 rhymes with nah... | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Spanish | nirvana | |
| Catalan | nirvana | |
| Meaning | Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace. | |
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| Synonyms | Eden, paradise, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la | |
| Broader | region, part | The extended spatial location of something |
| Spanish | cielo, edén, nirvana, paraíso, tierra prometida | |
| Catalan | cel, edèn, paradís, terra promesa | |
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