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  ananda

  noun

  perfect bliss.
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  Ananda

  noun

  flourished early 5th century b.c., favorite disciple of Gautama Buddha.

ananda

¹ American  

[ah-nuhn-duh] / ˈɑ nən də /

noun

Hinduism.

1. perfect bliss.

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Ananda ² American  

[ah-nuhn-duh] / ˈɑ nən də /

noun

1. flourished early 5th century b.c., favorite disciple of Gautama Buddha.

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Ananda British  

/ əˈnændə /

noun

1. 5th century _bc , the first cousin, favourite disciple, and personal attendant of the Buddha

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Etymology

Origin of ananda

From the Sanskrit prefix ānanda- joy, happiness

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These include anandamide, a neurotransmitter whose name comes from the Sanskrit - "ananda", meaning "joy, bliss, delight".

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2017

A-nan, as here written, is the usual transcription of the Sanskrit word ananda, 'joy, happiness.'

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Henry Yule

Krishna's self is composed of sat, chit and ananda.

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi

The three great Divine qualities are: chit or consciousness; ananda or bliss; sat or existence.

From An Introduction to Yoga by Annie Wood Besant

That’s according to Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah, who initiated coverage Thursday on the shares with a Buy rating and $250 price target.

From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026

That’s giving Loop Capital analyst Ananda Baruah the confidence to raise his price target on Nvidia to $350 from $250 in a research note on Monday, suggesting roughly 70% gains lie ahead.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025

The 51-year-old, who rose to fame on BET’s “Teen Summit” and hosted “The Ananda Lewis Show” in the early aughts, found a lump in her breast in January 2019.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

Fomer MTV VJ Ananda Lewis has been living with breast cancer for nearly six years and has taken holistic and traditional approaches to treating the disease, Some of her tumors, she says, are undetectable now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

They take off into the darkness, and Ananda and I sit in silence, listening to the radio.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm

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