Noble Truths, and the "summum bonum of Buddhism and goal of the Eightfold Path." In the Buddhist tradition, nirvana has commonly been interpreted as the...

Jainism, nirvana is also the soteriological goal, representing the release of a soul from karmic bondage and samsara. In Buddhism, nirvana refers to...

person attains nirvana, the "blowing out" of the desires and the gaining of true insight into impermanence and non-self reality. In Buddhism, saṃsāra is...

Nirvana may also refer to: Nirvana (Buddhism) Moksha (Jainism), the terms Nirvana and Moksha means same in Jainism Nirvana (leafhopper), a leafhopper genus...

These descriptions of nirvana in Buddhist texts, states Peter Harvey, are contested by scholars because nirvana in Buddhism is ultimately described...

then be termed the nirvana element without residue remaining. Parinirvana occurs at the death of an arhat. In Theravada Buddhism, the Buddha himself...

In Buddhism, parinirvana (Sanskrit: parinirvāṇa; Pali: parinibbāna) is final nirvana at the physical death the end of the re-occurence of the aggregates...

anatta. Insight leads to the four stages of enlightenment and Nirvana. In Mahayana Buddhism Prajna (Sanskrit) means "insight" or "wisdom", and entails insight...

important for the development of East Asian Buddhism. The Nirvana sutra uses the backdrop of the Buddha's final nirvana to discuss the nature of the Buddha,...

the cessation of dukkha is nirvana, the summum bonum of Buddhism, and is attained in this life, not when one dies. Nirvana is "perfect freedom, peace...

and mukti, is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, liberation, nirvana, or release. In its soteriological...

liberation." In Thai Theravada Buddhism, for example, states Paul Williams, some modern era Buddhist scholars have said that "nirvana is indeed the true Self"...

breaking free of samsara, the cycle of compulsory rebirth, by attaining nirvana. Buddhism emphasizes the importance of the individual's meditation practice...

liberation may be called moksha, nirvana, or kaivalya; and in Buddhism it may be called vimoksha (Pali: vimokha), nirvana (Pali: nibbana) or bodhi (awakening)...

following Shakyamuni Buddha's death and passing into Nirvana in East Asian Buddhism. The Three Ages of Buddhism are three divisions of time following Buddha's...

existing branches of Buddhism, the others being Theravāda and Vajrayāna. Mahāyāna accepts the main scriptures and teachings of early Buddhism but also recognizes...

scriptures in Chinese Buddhism include: Lotus Sutra, Flower Ornament Sutra, Vimalakirtī Sutra, Nirvana Sutra, and Amitābha Sutra. Chinese Buddhism is the largest...

Pre-sectarian Buddhism, also called early Buddhism, the earliest Buddhism, original Buddhism, and primitive Buddhism, is Buddhism as theorized to have...

With Pursuing Nirvana? Archived 13 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Philosophy Now; [d] David Loy (1982), Enlightenment in Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta:...

only if Nirvana (liberation) is achieved by insight and the extinguishing of craving. Rebirth is one of the foundational doctrines of Buddhism, along with...

cycle of existence, Nirvāṇa, is the foundation and the most important purpose of Buddhism. Saṃsāra is considered permanent in Buddhism, just like other Indian...

Compatible With Pursuing Nirvana?, Philosophy Now; [e] David Loy (1982), Enlightenment in Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta: Are Nirvana and Moksha the Same?,...

Pursuing Nirvana? Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, Philosophy Now; David Loy (1982), "Enlightenment in Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta: Are Nirvana and...

History of Nirvana, pp. 62, 75, 105. Routledge. Hwang, Soonil (2006), Metaphor and Literalism in Buddhism: The Doctrinal History of Nirvana, p. 72. Routledge...

cutting through all fetters, one attains nibbāna (Pali; Skt.: निर्वाण, nirvāṇa). Throughout the Pali canon, the word "fetter" is used to describe an intrapsychic...

Reality in Buddhism is called dharma (Sanskrit) or dhamma (Pali). This word, which is foundational to the conceptual frameworks of the Indian religions...

and have thus attained the supreme religious goal of Buddhism, variously described as nirvana, awakening (bodhi) and liberation (vimutti). A Buddha is...

The Path to Nirvana. Wisdom Pubns; New Ed edition. p. 88. ISBN 0-86171-053-3. Lopez, Donald S. Critical Terms for the Study of Buddhism. Chicago: The...

further study. Manichaeism was directly influenced by Buddhism. Like Buddha, Mani aimed for nirvana and used this word, showing the significance of Buddhist...

(1998). Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities. Cambridge University Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-521-57054-1. Richard Gombrich (2006). Theravada Buddhism. Routledge...