Nirvana - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Nirvana :  (noun)
1: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness [syn: Nirvana, enlightenment]
2: any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [syn: eden, paradise, heaven, promised land, Shangri-la]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Nirvana : \Nir*va"na\, n. [Skr. nirv[=a][.n]a.] 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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Nirvana

hi_im_summer: in need of jager, cigarettes, isaac, Nirvana, and k pins durrr
benusnz: #MM Breed - Nirvana.. Use to love playing that on guitar, id just thrash the shit out of it.
elpana: Old Nirvana pic http://haw-lin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/72/18.jpg
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