nirvana
noun
[ nɪəˈvɑːnə ]
• (in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism.
Similar:
paradise,
heaven,
Eden,
the promised land,
bliss,
blessedness,
ecstasy,
joy,
peace,
serenity,
tranquillity,
enlightenment,
oblivion,
Origin:
from Sanskrit nirvāṇa, from nirvā ‘be extinguished’, from nis ‘out’ + vā- ‘to blow’.
