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Nirvana

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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the term in Buddhist theology, meaning literally " blowing out " or " dying out," Skt. nirva, " to blow,"fora calm or sinless state or condition of the mind reached by a dying out or extinction of sin (see Buddhism).

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Nirvana'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​n/nirvana.html. 1910.
 
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