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Changed: 3c3

Many of the Pali language Buddhist scriptures use a word translated as "nibbana", which appears to describe the same word/concept.

Many of the Pali language Buddhist scriptures use a word translated as "nibbana", which appears to describe the same word/concept. See [this article] for a (Therevada) Buddhist's commentary on "nibbana/nirvana".

Changed: 9c9,17

:Serious students of Buddhist texts seem to prefer "nibbana", although "nirvana" is often listed as a (transliteration of the) Sanskrit version. A more detailed definition is [here], with several uses of "nibbana" [here], and a talk on "nibbana" [here]. Finally, a Google search for [nirvana nibbana Pali Sanskrit] found over a hundred links which seem to equate the two terms.

:From [notes of a World Philosophy class]: "The Mahayana scriptures were written in Sanskrit not Pali (which is the language of the Theravada scriptures). This accounts for the differences in spellings: Nirvana instead of Nibbana, Sutra instead of Sutta, etc." Many sources equate the two terms, as in this [Google search]. :The use of "nirvana" in English may have occurred because of the greater popularity of Sanskrit over Pali in early Western accounts of "Eastern religions/philosophy". (Sanskrit is also important in Hindu scriptures.) Some of the most popular early books on Buddhism had a strong bias towards the Mahayana school. (For instance, some books used the pejorative term "Hinayana" to refer to the Theravada school.) Old text, to be deleted: :Serious students of Buddhist texts seem to prefer "nibbana"... [remaining text deleted by author]

Added: 11a20,21

:My apologies. Further study revealed that you are correct.