nirvana meaning explained simply

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Key Takeaway: The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice — the complete cessation of craving, aversion, and ignorance, and therefore the end of suffering (dukkha) and the cycle of rebirth (samsara).

The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice — the complete cessation of craving, aversion, and ignorance, and therefore the end of suffering (dukkha) and the cycle of rebirth (samsara). Nirvana literally means 'extinguishing' — like a flame that has gone out for lack of fuel.

According to the Buddha's teachings as preserved in the Buddhist sutras and the Dharma, The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice — the complete cessation of craving, aversion, and ignorance, and therefore the end of suffering (dukkha) and the cycle of rebirth (samsara).

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nirvana meaning explained simply

The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice — the complete cessation of craving, aversion, and ignorance, and therefore the end of suffering (dukkha) and the cycle of rebirth (samsara)..

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Nirvana literally means 'extinguishing' — like a flame that has gone out for lack of fuel..

Nirvana explained simply

The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice — the complete cessation of craving, aversion, and ignorance, and therefore the end of suffering (dukkha) and the cycle of rebirth (samsara)..

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