2007-06-11 20:12:30 · 6 answers · asked by Jeremy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Nirvana is reaching the zenith of spiritual enlightenment. It is when one no longer feels jealousy or greed. You can experience this while you are alive and if not in this life, in the next life.
2007-06-11 20:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by Neysa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Buddha in the Dhammapada says of NirvÄá¹a that it is "the highest happiness". This is not the sense-based happiness of everyday life, nor the concept of happiness as interpreted by Western culture, but rather an enduring, transcendental happiness integral to the calmness attained through enlightenment or bodhi. The knowledge accompanying nirvana is expressed through the word bodhi.
its not after death.
2007-06-12 00:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Nirvana does not mean life after death. It is attainment of spiritual enlightenment, consequently the highest and most perfect order of all living beings. When attained, the person is free of all human malintentions like jealousy and hatred. The person is also free of emotional attachment and desire, which, according to Gautam Buddha, is the root cause of all suffering.
Nirvana,infact is breaking the cycle of life and rebirth to become one with the Almighty.
2007-06-12 00:26:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NirvÄá¹a ( Sanskrit: निरà¥à¤µà¤¾à¤£; Pali: निबà¥à¤¬à¤¾à¤¨ NibbÄna; Vietnamese: Niết bà n; Chinese: æ¶
æ§; Mandarin Pinyin: nièpán, Cantonese: nihppùhn; Japanese: nehan (æ¶
æ§, nehan?); Korean: ì´ë°, yeolbhan; Thai: nibpan à¸à¸´à¸à¸à¸²à¸), is a Sanskrit word that literally means "to cease blowing" (as when a candle flame ceases to flicker) and/or extinguishing (that is, of the passions).
It is a mode of being that is free from mind-contaminants (kilesa) such as lust, anger or craving; a state of pure consciousness and bliss unobstructed by psychological conditioning (sankhara). All passions and emotions are transformed and pacified such that one is no longer subject to human suffering or dukkha. The Buddha in the Dhammapada says of NirvÄá¹a that it is "the highest happiness". This is not the sense-based happiness of everyday life, nor the concept of happiness as interpreted by Western culture, but rather an enduring, transcendental happiness integral to the calmness attained through enlightenment or bodhi. The knowledge accompanying nirvana is expressed through the word bodhi.
2007-06-11 20:18:42 · answer #4 · answered by berrykiss08 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nirvana cannot be described. It can only be experienced.
2007-06-11 21:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by jojovas4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nirvana is just another another word for Utopia..................................
2007-06-12 14:47:01 · answer #6 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋