nirvana — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.

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   Synonyms

   nibbana

2. State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss.

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   • Colloquial
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   Welcome to this celebration of legal abortion. I wish January 22 meant more than that. The truth is that we are not winging our way to a state of nirvana for reproductive rights.

   Though we don’t all reach nirvana when we swim, swimming may well be that last refuge from connectivity — and, for some, the only way to find the solitary self.

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   No, Virginia, the combination of Trump’s tax cuts and tariffs don’t help and, yes, when the AI investment bubble pops GDP growth will drop making the deficit/GDP ratio worse, unless you believe the tech bros hype about AI suddenly delivering universal nirvana.

Noun

1. (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

   Synonyms

   enlightenment

   Broader terms

   blessednessbeatitudebeatification

2. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

   Synonyms

   Edenparadiseheavenpromised landShangri-la

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   regionpart