Questions tagged [nirvana]
Nirvāṇa (Sanskrit: निर्वाण; Pali: निब्बान nibbāna ; Prakrit: णिव्वाण) literally means "blown out", as in a candle. In the Buddhist context nirvana refers to the imperturbable stillness of mind after the fires of desire, aversion, and delusion have been extinguished.
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Where is Nibbana/Nirvana being Unconditioned stated in the Canon?
It is often stated particularly by Theravada Buddhism that Nibbana/Nirvana is unconditioned. In fact extensive metaphysical speculations have even been written about by esteemed monks.
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Gods realm, how do you get out? Achieve Nibbana in this realm?
It is stated that Buddha said that it is more difficult to achieve nibbana in this realm than in the human realm (due to absence of suffering).
Imagine, that one of these gods, has realized that in ...
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What is a nirvana?
I think the title says it all.I know that an enlightened person's soul will go to nirvana after their death, but what is really nirvana?
Is it some kind of a place or something like that?
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What is the resort of Nibbaana?
In Unnabho Brahmano Sutta: The Brahman Unnabha says
"There are, Brahman, these five sense-faculties... which do not share
in each other's sphere of action. Mind is their resort, and it is mind
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💚The Buddha went straight to Buddhahood without becoming a non-returner?
💚If you're a non-returner and you go to the Brahma realms, then that is the only way to attain Nibbana in the Brahma realms? Is it possible to attain Buddhahood in the Bramha realms?
Did the Buddha ...
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How we can go to the pari-nirvana if not by being a bodhisattva?
I had noticed something that seemed to me a contradiction. I would be grateful if someone could resolve for me this contradiction .
To attain the state of pari-nirvana you need to liberate yourself ...
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Is it possible to describe nibbana?
This Dhamma Wiki article, Nibbana, says that "Nibbana (Pali), nirvana (Sanskrit), is the highest spiritual state and the ultimate goal of Buddhism."
Please describe nibbana. What is it? How do you ...
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Is there a "good" consciousness?
I wondered if there was a consciousness that underwent nirvana? Is there a consciousness of nirvana? Is there a consciousness that creates either of these consciousnesses?
I would call that the "good"...
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Is it true that after nirvana, no new intentions will be formed by the individual?
I don't know if nirvana is a permanent or impermanent state, but is it true that after nirvana, no new intentions will be formed by the individual? And what is left-over is only a karmic residual of ...
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Is a via positiva, cataphatic definition of Nibbāna possible?
When Time is conditioned, when Space is also supposedly conditioned, when all ‘phenomena’, in the strictest philosophical sense of the word, are conditioned, how can the unconditioned Nibbāna be ever ...
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What happens in the state/non-state of Nibbāna?
When a ‘person’ walks the path and reaches the goal of Nibbāna, ‘who’ actually reaches it?
‘Who’ walked the path and where did 'he' go when Nibbāna was reached, to be more exact?
We as unenlightened ...
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About suffering, expectations and unfalsifiable beliefs
I've been wondering if it's possible to "progress" towards enlightenment if one has certain set of beliefs which may (or may not) be false (or illogical), but which do not generate conflict between ...
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Have Buddhas escaped samsara?
Have Buddhas escaped samsara? Obviously there is the mainly Chinese term "non-abiding in nirvana". I'm interested in an answer from any tradition at all, and for enlightened non-Buddhas, too.
To be ...
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Why do Buddhists argue that nirvana is nothing in addition to the skandhas?
Why do Buddhists argue that nirvana is nothing in addition to the skandhas? I found this, and I hope it suffices to demonstrate that's what the Buddha taught:
"What do you think: Do you regard the ...
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What is forgetting an experience?
During my day to day life experience, i imagine myself with wisdom. That imagination make me take a turn to some other scene where i exist as an ultimate supreme seer and i feel touch of realisation i....
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8 Worldly Dharmas - are they mental or physical for noble ones?
In the Lokavipatti Sutta the 8 worldly dharmas are pleasure, pain, fame, disgrace, blame, praise, and gain, and loss. The Buddha also says the noble ones experience all of those but don't rebel ...
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What is "meditation on the deathless state (nirvana)"?
I have read in a Buddhist sutta that one should meditate on the deathless state. What does this mean? What is it?
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Can bad kamma be overcome in one lifetime
If there is a puthujjana who has led a life full of the major and minor defilements till about 40 years of age, suddenly turns around, starts leading a totally celibate life and also observes the rest ...
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Is being conscious of actions' consequences enough to attain nibbana?
I apologize if this has an answer on this site or if this does not make any sense. I am wondering if being conscious alone is enough to attain nibbana? If not, why?
I think conscious person will (...
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I am confused about certain things, I really hope some kind person can help
What is the view of Buddhism on time and space does it exist?? In Advaita they say time and space do not exist at all. Advaita says that there is only the universal conciousness and all the objects ...
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of attempts to describe Nirvana in scripture?
How can we evaluate which description of nirvana is accurate? Also what problems does King Millinda point out about nirvana in his 80th dilemma?
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Problem with the logic of karma
Ok, so i am kind of an outsider on this topic, so i assume i got something basic wrong. But even if thats not the case, please try to explain this to me:
As i understand it at this point, Karma works ...
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Is nirvana a mere conscious experience, and if so of what kind?
What is nirvana if it is not just a beatific consciousness free from suffering in all meanings? I want to move away from that and the idea of the perfections (both seem slightly off).
So there is ...
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What is life like after having achieved nirvana?
So , if someone defeats death and ends birth...actually achieves nirvana.
What is that like pragmatically?
Of course you have that old saying about carrying water and chopping wood but what is the ...
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Purpose of cessation or Nirvana!
What is the purpose or cause of cessation or extinction or Nirvana. Did Buddha ever talk about it?
For example, see how SN 23.1 ends:
“But sir, what is the purpose of extinguishment?”
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What happens to consciousness/awareness when entering Paranirvana?
If consciousness/awareness as the 5th skandha is impermanent (?), shouldn't it cease to exist when entering Paranirvana?
But in SN 22.53 the Buddha says:
"If a monk abandons passion for the ...
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Can a person choose to reincarnate as a human instead of a god?
Out of all six kinds of existence, only humans can achieve nirvana. It occurred to me that someone who has accumulated too much good karma in this life without managing to achieve nirvana might get ...
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Does Buddhism claim that our World is an illusion? In other words is it a Matrix? Any proof for this? [closed]
I wrote this article: Do people leave in Matrix? Information, entropy, time and cellular-automata.
The article tries to prove that the visible world is an illusion or a "dream".
My question here is, ...
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Help! I'm in love with enlightened man
Pardon my English .I was lucky enough to meet this man . This man is living Buddha . He is not a monk. Lives simple life. He is such a mystery. I'm in love with enlightened man.
It's not recent ... ...
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Rebirth, nibbana, and anatta
Rebirth, is the continuation of anatta.. no Self can be said to transmigrate - only the statement that 'dependently originated phenomena (any conditioned and posited self) cannot have permanent ...
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I enjoy sex just like I enjoy good movie. What is wrong about it?
Until and unless I become enlightened I will be driven by my needs. At times I am aware and these urges do not overpower me but not always. What is wrong here according to Buddhism? Enjoyment? If yes ...
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How is Nirvana possible if everything is conditioned?
Through reading books on Buddhism I get the idea that existence is conditioned. The faculties (mind, consciousness, etc.) through which we try to attain Nirvana are also conditioned. So, how is it ...
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Why Lord Buddha didn't stay alive till the end of this "Kalpa"
I have heard that Lord Buddha once told Ananda thero that a Buddha can live till the end of a Kalpa, if he wishes so. He did this because he wanted Ananda thero to invite him to live till the end of ...
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Wish to Circumambulate around Mt. Kailash
I wish to circumambulate around Mount Kailash on foot. This is roughly 33 miles of mountaineous terrain.
Many people do this for spiritual reasons, i.e circumambulate once to wash away your sins, ...
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What is exactly Avijja -- and how to uproot it?
To most of the questions about Nibbana, the easiest answer is "Avijja".
But what exactly this Avijja? Improper attention, ignorance?
What are we ignoring, and then what's the fact that we should not ...
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Is ending up in hell at some point in time inevitable for those beings who are not Stream-Entrants?
I have seen this a few times in various places, although I haven't read it in any suttas, but I am guessing there might be some that talk about this.
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Does Nibbana mean not self?
I have found a text which states that
nibbāna is a description meaning not-self.
The meaning of the text is clear. Nibbana is nothing but not-self.
Moreover I have also found a sutta(SN22.45) ...
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Why did the Buddha take 7 years to attain Nirvana?
Why did the Buddha take 7 years to attain Nirvana?
Since he was a pure-hearted person who had never sinned, why not a shorter time?
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Pathway to Nirvana
As a complete beginner to Buddhism, what steps should I follow to get closer to enlightenment?
Should I study Buddhism and meditate or should I move to a monastery?
I know that to attain nirvana, ...
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Would total annihilation of Humanity cause Nirvana for everyone?
If nirvana is to escape the cycle of Samsara, wouldn't all of humanity being dead meaning Samsara would end? Say there was a total nuclear war and everyone ends up dead.
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If the 6 realms are states of the mind, are Buddhas / Siddhas miracles real?
Hello,
I understand that the six realms can be interpreted as states of the mind. But at the same time I believe in Yidam yoga, not only as symbolic but as a real emanation too - I have devotion.
If ...
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nirodha vs nibbana?
I came across this excellent discussion of nirodha recently:
What is Nirodha?
wherein nirodha was defined to be "the cessation of suffering" i.e. "the third noble truth".
I tend to ...
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I love life and I don't want to die. How to let go?
The last few days I've been struggling with the fear of death. I really love life and I fear the unknown. I know it's inevitable but for some reason I can't accept it. I find it beautiful how in ...
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Why is Nibbana referred to as "The destination and the path leading to the destination"?
Why is Nibbana referred to as "The destination and the path leading to the destination" ?
What does this mean?
Is it referring to the cessation of defilements?
Is it referring to anything other ...
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According to Theravada tradition, was Siddharta Gautama illuminated after meditating under the Bodhi tree?
I just found out what seems to me as a contradiction under Theravada tradition:
When Siddharta Gautama meditated under the Bodhi tree, I understand ho achieved illumination, he reached the Nirvana.
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Difference between Pin (Punya) and Kusal(Kushala)?
I have seen people using the words Pin ("good deeds") interchangeably with Kusal; and Paw ("bad deeds") interchangeably with Akusal.
But there are clear differences between them -- per my ...
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Why is nirvana not mara?
The term "non-duality" oft appears in Buddhist English language literature, both contemporary and in translation. e.g. it is sometimes claimed to be the cornerstone of Yogacara philosophy, and its ...
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Can phala be experienced too often?
If a person enters phala(nibbana) too frequently can they develop a tolerance to the peacefulness of it?
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From the perspective of Theravada, can a Mahayana follower attain Nibbana?
And how about followers of other non-Theravadin Buddhisms? Why? If they cannot, what is the last stage of enlightenment that they are able to achieve?
Please refer to sources in your answers.
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Searching for a sutta where Buddha talks about Nibbana
I am searching for sutta where Buddha talks about Nibbana.
Also, there is one sutta where he says, "ah nothingness, great is this nothingness..." or something and his disciple replies, "...
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