What is nirvana?

Nirvana actually has a very simple meaning, but unfortunately, most people who think they know what Nirvana is are probably wrong. You might be disappointed if you were hoping that Nirvana means a heavenly abode where you get to eat all the chocolate ice cream you want while. read more

Nirvana is the end of this process." Of course, many generations of Buddhist have imagined nirvana to be a place, because the limitations of language give us no other way to talk about this state of being. There is also an old folk belief that one must be reborn as a male to enter nirvana. read more

Nirvana (nibbana) literally means "blowing out" or "quenching". It is the most used as well as the earliest term to describe the soteriological goal in Buddhism: release from the cycle of rebirth . Nirvana is part of the Third Truth on "cessation of dukkha" in the Four Noble Truths doctrine of Buddhism. read more

Nirvana is a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven. In Hinduism and Buddhism, nirvana is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a person's individual desires and suffering go away. read more