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# nirvana

«nirvana» in Mova's school dictionary: **the state of perfect peace a person reaches when they are…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (nirvana, uncountable); proper name (Nirvana)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (religion) In Buddhism, nirvana is the state of perfect peace a person reaches when they are free from all desire and suffering and are no longer reborn; Buddhists believe the Buddha reached it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#m1)

2) (informal) Nirvana means a place or state of perfect happiness: «This chocolate shop is nirvana!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#m2)

3) (a name) Nirvana was a famous American rock band. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In religion lessons about Buddhism alongside Hinduism, where the idea is related; in everyday talk it is a joke word for bliss. Phrases: «reach nirvana», «pure nirvana».

### examples

- Buddhists believe the Buddha reached nirvana. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#x1)
- Nirvana means freedom from suffering in Buddhism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#x2)
- Following the Eightfold Path leads towards nirvana, Buddhists teach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#x3)
- (informal) Lying in the hammock in the sun was nirvana. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#x4)
- For my brother, a pizza buffet is nirvana. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#x5)
- Nirvana was a famous rock band from Seattle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#x6)
- We learned about nirvana in our lesson on Buddhism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#x7)
- «Nirvana» is a word from Sanskrit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/#x8)

### note

Say «nur-VAH-nuh». Small n for the religious and informal meanings, capital for the band. It is not the same as the Christian idea of heaven; it is a state of peace, not a place.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nirvana» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nirvana/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.