GRE Word List
NIRVANA
in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude
The meaning of the word nirvana is in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude.
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