Definition of nirvana Nirvana

/nɪɹvɑˈnʌ/ - [nirvanu] - nir•va•na

We found 10 definitions of nirvana from 6 different sources.

What does nirvana mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: nirvanas
nirvana - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
		enlightenment
		blessedness, beatitude, beatification a state of supreme happiness
		hindooism, hinduism a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
nirvana - any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
		Eden, paradise, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la
		region, part a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"

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Wiktionary

nirvana (Noun)
Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
nirvana (Noun)
State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

nirvana (n.)
In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of wordly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

nirvana
nir-vä′na, n. the cessation of individual existence—the state to which a Buddhist aspires as the best attainable. [Sans., 'a blowing out.']

Wikipedia

“the far shore, the subtle, the very difficult to see, the unaging, the stable, the undisintegrating, the unmanifest, the unproliferated, the peaceful, the deathless, the sublime, the auspicious, the secure, the destruction of craving, the wonderful, the amazing, the unailing, the unailing state, the unafflicted, dispassion, purity, freedom, the unadhesive, the island, the shelter, the asylum, the refuge...” (SN 43:14)
album
"Nirvana" was a greatest hits album of songs by the popular American grunge band Nirvana, who disbanded in 1994 due to the lead singer, Kurt Cobain's, death. The album was released on October 29, 2002. However, it was almost not released because of a lawsuit by Cobain's wife Courtney Love. This was because of a song on the album, "You Know You're Right", that Love thought would be wasted on a box set album. She thought it would work better on one CD. Soon after the lawsuit was settled (unsuccessfully) the album was released.
band
Nirvana was an American alternative rock band in the 1990s. They were one of the most successful and influential bands of that time. Since they formed they have sold over fifty million albums all over the world. They introduced a style of rock music known as grunge, which was highly influenced by 1980s alternative rock, 1970s punk, and heavy metal. Grunge became more commercially successful than the previous punk rock, as promoted to the world by Sub Pop Records. Nirvana greatly affected the style of other grunge bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains. They split up after their lead singer Kurt Cobain killed himself in 1994 of a self-inflicted shotgun wound.

History.

Nirvana started in 1987 when their singer Kurt Cobain and the bassist Krist Novoselic met and decided to form a band. The band had several different drummers until they found Dave Grohl. They released their first studio album, "Bleach", in 1989.

Their second album, "Nevermind", released in 1991, was a massive success. Many people bought it and it had the top spot on many music charts. It featured the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" which was also a very big hit. In February 1992 Kurt married rock singer Courtney Love. The band caused controversy in 1992 when they played a song called "Rape Me" on MTV. Many people found this offensive. Around this time Kurt also started taking a lot of illegal drugs, including heroin.

Nirvana released another album, "In Utero", in 1993 and went on tour in Europe. Ma

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nirvana, noun, singular of nirvanas.

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