different between nirvana vs bodhisattva

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ??????? (nirv??a, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from ???? (nis, “out”) + ?? (v?, “to blow”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n???v??n?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /n???v?n?/, /n??v?n?/
• (Indian English) IPA^(key): /n??????n(?)/
• Rhymes: -??n?

Noun

nirvana (countable and uncountable, plural nirvanas)

1. (Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
2. (non-Buddhist, colloquial) State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.

Derived terms

• nerdvana
• nirvanic

Translations

Further reading

• nirvana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Anirvan, navarin

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ??????? (nir-v??a, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from ???? (nis, “out”) + ?? (v?, “to blow”).

Noun

nirvana

1. nirvana

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ??????? (nir-v??a, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from ???? (nis, “out”) + ?? (v?, “to blow”).

Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvana)

1. nirvana

Related terms

• nirvanico

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ??????? (nir-v??a, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from ???? (nis, “out”) + ?? (v?, “to blow”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??na

Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvanas)

1. (Buddhism) nirvana (complete cessation of suffering)

Romanian

Etymology

From French nirvana.

Noun

nirvana f (uncountable)

1. nirvana

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ??????? (nir-v??a, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from ???? (nis, “out”) + ?? (v?, “to blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nir??na/
• Hyphenation: nir?va?na

Noun

nirvàna f (Cyrillic spelling ????????)

1. nirvana

Declension

References

• “nirvana” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ??????? (nir-v??a, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from ???? (nis, “out”) + ?? (v?, “to blow”).

Noun

nirvana m (plural nirvanas)

1. nirvana

English

Alternative forms

• boddhisatva
• bodhisvatta

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ?????????? (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo??di??s?tv?/, IPA^(key): /bo??di??s?tv?/

Noun

bodhisattva (plural bodhisattvas)

1. (Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment.
2. (Buddhism) An enlightened being existing in a form of existence beyond the ordinary forms of physical reality understood and acknowledged by scientific thought, resembling the Western notion of angels, but with a wealth of its own nuances and expectations. These include the compassionate working for enlightenment of all sentient beings.

Synonyms

• mahasattva

Translations