moksha vs. nirvana
noun
Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism.
[nir-vah-nuh, -van-uh, ner-]
/ nɪrˈvɑ nə, -ˈvæn ə, nər- /
noun
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Pali nibbana. (often initial capital letter) freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
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(often initial capital letter) salvation through the union of Atman with Brahma; moksha.
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a place or state characterized by freedom from or oblivion to pain, worry, and the external world.