Definition of nirvana

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nir·va·na    (nîr-vän, nr-) KEY  

NOUN:

1. often Nirvana
   1. Buddhism The ineffable ultimate in which one has attained disinterested wisdom and compassion.
   2. Hinduism Emancipation from ignorance and the extinction of all attachment.
2. An ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Sanskrit nirvam, a blowing out, extinction, nirvana : nis-, nir-, out, away + vti, it blows; see w- in Indo-European roots

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