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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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is dependent origination akaliko and Nibbana

I heard from a Monk that dependent origination is akaliko or timeless what did he exactly mean with that. Akalika means non expiring or valid for any given time. Actually time is something that …
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Why is Nibbana referred to as "The destination and the path leading to the destination"?

Nivana and Nibbana are the same meaning words used for the same The Enlightenment in buddhism. So Nivana word has the meaning of calm, quite, not hot - not cool (getting to normal state). This means …
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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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The World and Five Aggregates of Clinging

As I've heard, the "world" referred by Buddha (mentioned in the Loka Sutta and in Samyutta Nikaya - 4 -> LokaSamudaya Sutta) is the same as "Five Aggregates of Clinging" (Five-Updana-Skandas). That's …
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How to identify Pada Parama Persons?

As preached by Buddha there are four types of people in the world, they are ugghaṭitaññū, vipañcitaññū, neyya and padaparama. The last person is definition is here. Can anyone please guide me how how …
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If there's no "self" then why should I care about the future lives and nirvana?

Very good and logical question, If I try to summarize your question, Why should I care about my next life, as when I die there's no more I to worry about, though that information flow will continu …
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What prevents us from attaining Nibbana?

All these things are combined, all towards one goal, which is The Nirvana. In this path first thing you should understand is, what's the problem of this world. What's the cause for all Dukka. …
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What is the Reason for Noble Dukkha and How? [duplicate]

The direct answer to this question is attachment (upadana). To be more specific my question is how attachment become the cause for the Noble Dukkha? Eg: If I like a car, its an attachment. And how doe …
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Buddhism broke up my marriage

To become a real buddhist you should be in the path to the Nirvana. And how you come to the right path, is once you realised/understand the core of the buddhism. …
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