nirvana

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /nɪəˈvɑːnə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /nɪrˈvɑːnə/

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Noun

Singular nirvana

Plural none

1. (Buddhism) When a person has reached nirvana, he no longer wants to have things.
2. (Buddhism) When a person has reached nirvana, he is happy and at peace; enlightenment.
3. When someone is at a nirvana, he is very happy and pleased; paradise.