Sanskrit · noun · Spirit & the Divine

Nirvaan

निर्वाण

said nir-vaan

also written: Nirvana,Nirwan

Meaning

The extinction of desire and suffering, the liberated state in Buddhist and Hindu thought.

Literally: blowing out, extinction

Related words

Liberation from the cycle of rebirth, the ultimate goal in Hindu thought.

Annihilation, the Sufi passing-away of the self into God.