English-Thai Dictionary

nirvana

N สวรรค์  สถานที่ สงบสุข  ecstacy Elypsium hell torment sa-wan

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NIRVANA

Nir *va "na, n. Etym: [Skr. nirvansa.]

 

Defn: In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of wordly existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nirvana

nir va na |nərˈvänə, nir- nɪrˈvɑnə | ▶noun (in Buddhism ) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism. • another term for moksha. • a state of perfect happiness; an ideal or idyllic place: Hollywood's dearest dream of small-town nirvana. ORIGIN from Sanskrit nirvāṇa, from nirvā ‘be extinguished, ’ from nis ‘out ’ + vā - ‘to blow. ’

 

Nirvana principle

Nir |vana prin |ciple ▶noun Psychoanalysis yearning for a state of oblivion, as a manifestation of the death instinct.

 

Oxford Dictionary

nirvana

nirvana |nɪəˈvɑːnə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] (in Buddhism ) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism. • another term for moksha. • an ideal or idyllic state or place: the days of socialist nirvana in Europe are over. ORIGIN from Sanskrit nirvāṇa, from nirvā ‘be extinguished ’, from nis ‘out ’ + vā - ‘to blow ’.

 

Nirvana principle

Nir |vana prin |ciple ▶noun Psychoanalysis yearning for a state of oblivion, as a manifestation of the death instinct.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

nirvana

nirvana noun there are no shortcuts to nirvana: paradise, heaven; bliss, ecstasy, joy, peace, serenity, tranquility; enlightenment. ANTONYMS hell.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

nirvana

nirvana noun there are no shortcuts to nirvana: paradise, heaven, Eden, the promised land; bliss, blessedness, ecstasy, joy, peace, serenity, tranquillity; enlightenment, oblivion. ANTONYMS hell, purgatory.

 

French Dictionary

nirvana

nirvana ou nirvâna n. m. nom masculin État de béatitude complète. : Des nirvanas.

 

Spanish Dictionary

nirvana

nirvana nombre masculino En la religión budista, estado supremo de felicidad plena que alcanza el alma y que consiste en la incorporación del individuo a la esencia divina y en la ausencia total de dolor y de deseos :el nirvana constituye para el budismo la meta final de la vida humana que se consigue con la práctica de la virtud, la caridad, la humildad y la resignación .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

nirvana

nir va na /nɪə r vɑ́ːnə , ｟米 ｠-vǽnə /〖＜サンスクリット 〗名詞 1 U 〖またはN -〗〘仏教 〙涅槃 （ねはん ）.2 U C 至福 (の境地 ), 完全な幸福の状態 .