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NirvanaNirvana Nirvana Liberation from repeated rebirth in saṃsāra This article is about the religious concept. For the American rock band, see Nirvana (band). For other uses, see Nirvana (disambiguation). Nirvana,[note 1] in the Indian religions (Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism), is the concept of an individual's passions being extinguished as the ultimate state of salvation, release, or liberation from suffering (duḥkha) and from the cycle of birth and rebirth (saṃsāra).[3][4][5] Quick facts Translations of, English ... Translations of Nirvana English freedom, liberation, enlightenment Sanskrit निर्वाण (IAST: nirvāṇa) Pali nibbāna Burmese နိဗ္ဗာန် (MLCTS: neɪʔbàɰ̃) Chinese 涅槃 (Pinyin: nièpán) Indonesian nirwana Japanese 涅槃 (Rōmaji: nehan) Khmer និព្វាន (UNGEGN: nĭpvéan) Korean 열반 (RR: yeolban) Mon နဳဗာန် ([nìppàn]) Mongolian Нирваан дүр (nirvaan dür) Shan… (Source: Wikipedia)
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