nirwana
Pronunciation: /nir.wa.na/
“nirwana” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
- heaven
- extinction of the flame of life, dissolution, death or final emancipation from matter and re-union with the Supreme Spirit
- nirvana; absolute extinction or annihilation (= शून्य (śūnya)) of individual existence or of all desires and passions
Etymology
From Malay nirwana borrowing Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “nirvana”, literally “blown or put out, extinguished”).
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