What Is Nirvana?

Alternate Spellings: Nibbana

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The Buddha told his monks that Nirvana cannot be imagined, and so there is no point speculating what it is like. Even so, it is a word that Buddhists use, so it needs some kind of definition.

The word Nirvana means "to extinguish," such as extinguishing the flame of a candle. Nirvana can be defined as a state of bliss or peace which may be experienced in life, or it may be entered into at death. Nirvana is also understood to be liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth and freedom from the effects of karma.