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nirvana

Main Entry:: nir·va·na
Pronunciation:: \nir-ˈvä-nə, (ˌ)nər-\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often capitalized
Etymology:: Sanskrit nirvāṇa, literally, act of extinguishing, from nis- out + vāti it blows — more at wind
Date:: 1801

1: the final beatitude that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness2 a: a place or state of oblivion to care, pain, or external reality; also : bliss, heaven b: a goal hoped for but apparently unattainable : dream

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\-ˈvä-nik, -ˈva-\ adjective

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