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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 does a person go after attaining Nirvana?
Once he attained nirvana under the Bodhi tree, the Buddha carried on teaching for another 50 years. … However this just pushes the question on from nirvana to parinirvana. …
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So many Buddhist schools!
Buddhism changes as it goes into different cultures and adapts and is influenced by local and preexisting culture. It changed when it went from Indian into China and again into Japan and again into Ti …
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If Dalai Lama is enlightened, why he keeps coming back?
If I can add just a little more detail - the Dalai Lama is an emanation of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion. As @MatthewMartin said - Avalokiteśvara will continue to come into the world a …
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What is life like after having achieved nirvana?
The not very helpful but probably accurate response is Nirvana is ineffable
The more helpful answer would be to direct you a few books. … Daniel Ingram's book Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha, An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book is a very detailed account of what the higher stages of realisation are like (to him) up to and including Nirvana …
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