Nirvana

  • 21nirvana — [nir vä′nə, nərvä′nə; nirvan′ə, nərvan′ə] n. [Sans nirvāṇa < nirvā, to blow out < nis , out + vā, to blow: see WIND1] [also N ] 1. Hinduism a blowing out, or extinction, of the flame of life through reunion with Brahma 2. Buddhism the state …

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  • 22Nirvana — Nir*va na, n. [Skr. nirv[=a][.n]a.] In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of worldly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 23nirvàna — ž 1. {{001f}}stanje postignutog mira i oslobođenja od patnje pojavnog života 2. {{001f}}rel. u budizmu, ugasnuće karme, čime se završava krug od rođenja do smrti; iracionalna transcendencija koju je Arhat postigao, ali Bodisatva odgodio 3.… …

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  • 24Nirvana — a US band who developed a new style of ↑rock music called ↑Grunge, which was popular in the early 1990s, and whose ↑lead singer was Kurt Cobain. Their ↑albums include Nevermind and In Utero …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25nirvana — s. m. 1. Estado de beatitude muito perfeito que é o objetivo supremo do devoto budista. 2.  [Figurado] Apatia, inércia, o nada, o aniquilamento …

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  • 26nirvana — nirvanà sm. (2) TrpŽ budistų mokymu – aukščiausia žmogaus pomirtinė laimė; išsivadavimas iš visų troškimų, visiškos ramybės būsena: Dėdė Mykolas skęsta tame sutartiniame ūžesyje lyg laimingoje nirvanoje Vaižg …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • 27nirvana — [n] enlightenment awakening, bliss, cloud nine*, ecstasy, happiness, heaven, joy, paradise, peace, serenity, tranquillity; concept 409 …

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  • 28nirvana — (Voz sánscr.). m. En algunas religiones de la India, estado resultante de la liberación de los deseos, de la conciencia individual y de la reencarnación, que se alcanza mediante la meditación y la iluminación …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 29nirvana — ► NOUN 1) the ultimate goal of Buddhism, a state in which there is no suffering or desire, and no sense of self. 2) a state of perfect happiness. ORIGIN Sanskrit, from a word meaning be extinguished …

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  • 30Nirvana — This article is about the religious concept. For the American grunge band, see Nirvana (band). For other uses, see Nirvana (disambiguation). Nirvāṇa (Sanskrit: निर्वाण; Pali: निब्बान (nibbāna); Prakrit: णिव्वाण) is a central concept in Indian… …

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