Description
enlightenment. the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation. In Buddhism, the vicinity where perplexity was annihilated and the wisdom of enlightenment (bodhi) was completed. A transcription of nibbāna in Pali, called nirvāa in Sanskrit. The original word means “(flame) has disappeared and perished (state)”, which means that the burning fire of worldly desires has been extinguished by enlightenment, just as the wind blows out the flame, and all suffering has disappeared. At that time, the quietest state of comfort is realized. Japanese says “Ne han”.
