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Also an English spelling of the Sanskrit nibbana, meaning extinction or "blowing out" (like a candle). Nirvana is a frequently used term in BuddhIsm--very roughly it is the state of being when ego-centered/craving consciousness is extinguished. See the EncyclopaediaBritannica? [entry for nirvana] for a more detailed definition.

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