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How to use nirvana in a sentence

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Nirvana means complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. Example: “The truth is that we are not winging our way to a state of nirvana for reproductive rights.”

Examples of nirvana by meaning

nounState of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss.

  • The truth is that we are not winging our way to a state of nirvana for reproductive rights.1988 February 7, Stephanie Poggi, “What's Choice Got To Do With It?”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 29, page 5
  • Though we don’t all reach nirvana when we swim, swimming may well be that last refuge from connectivity — and, for some, the only way to find the solitary self.2014 February 14, Bonnie Tsui, “The Self-Reflecting Pool”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2021

More sentences with nirvana

  • I had achieved third-trimester pregnancy nirvana — a heavenly, pain-free night of sleep.2017 November 15, Caroline Hand, “I Had My Baby, But I Will Not Give Up My Pregnancy Pillow”, in Romper.com, archived from the original on…. From the entry sleepiphany
  • Vesak or Visakha is a spring celebration that commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, death, and passing into nirvana.2012, Richard Hughes Seager, Buddhism in America, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 167. From the entry Vesak
  • The city is a restaurant-goer's nirvana for a wealth of reasons.2010, Hilary Davidson, Frommer's Toronto 2010, →ISBN, page 24. From the entry restaurant-goer
  • Nirvana was no stranger to hidden tracks.2023, Jeff Gomez, There Was No Alternative: Generation X, AIDS, and the Making of a Classic Nineties Record, McFarland, →ISBN. From the entry hidden track
  • Nirvana, as we shall see, is a time rather than a place, but it is better still described as an un-time.2014, William Gallois, Time, Religion and History. From the entry untime
  • For the Buddhist the goal is to eliminate suffering in nirvana, but the Jaina yogi's goal is omniscience.1993, John C. Plott, James Michael Dolin, Global History of Philosophy, page 348. From the entry maybeness
  • But his poetic mysticism is irreligious; God has become a "drug," a means of provoking the mystical nirvana.1954, Folio. From the entry anteverbal
  • Russell went last summer and describes it as a Hogwartsian nirvana: four days of music with 12 to 14 major bands, including The Remus Lupins, on the main stage.2009 July 12, Jackie Burrell, “Wrock and Rowling: Harry Potter-inspired bands are sweeping the country”, in Oakland Tribune, volume 135…. From the entry Hogwartsian

Meaning of nirvana

  1. noun Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
  2. noun State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss.

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Questions about nirvana in a sentence

How do you use nirvana in a sentence?
Nirvana is used as a noun. For example: “The truth is that we are not winging our way to a state of nirvana for reproductive rights.”
What is a short sentence with nirvana?
“Nirvana was no stranger to hidden tracks.”
What does nirvana mean?
Nirvana means complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.

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