nirvana meaning in Sanskrit
निर्वाण nirvāṇa
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nirvana in Sanskrit: निर्वाण (nirvāṇa). In English, nirvana means complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
Sanskrit words for nirvana
- Buddhism: cessation of suffering
- निर्वाण nirvāṇa
- state of bliss
- निर्वाण nirvāṇa
English meaning of nirvana
- noun Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
- noun State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss.
Synonyms of nirvana
nirvana in other languages
- nirvana in Hindi
- nirvana in Tamil
- nirvana in Marathi
- nirvana in Urdu
- nirvana in Bengali
- nirvana in Telugu
- nirvana in Malayalam
- nirvana in Kannada
- nirvana in Punjabi
- nirvana in Gujarati
- nirvana in Odia
- nirvana in Sinhala
- nirvana in Nepali
- nirvana in Arabic
- nirvana in Malay
- nirvana in Indonesian
- nirvana in Thai
- nirvana in Vietnamese
- nirvana in Myanmar
Questions about nirvana in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of nirvana in Sanskrit?
- Nirvana in Sanskrit is निर्वाण (nirvāṇa).
- nirvana इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Nirvana: निर्वाण (nirvāṇa).
- What does nirvana mean in English?
- Nirvana means complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
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