Nirvana is the ultimate state of liberation from suffering in Buddhism. The word comes from Sanskrit, meaning blowing out or extinguishing. It is the extinguishing of the flames of greed, hatred, and delusion. It is the end of suffering. It is the end of craving. It is the end of attachment. It is the end of rebirth. It is the end of samsara. It is the end of karma. It is the end of the self. It is the end of the other. It is the end of the one. It is the end of the many. It is the end of the all. It is the end of the nothing. It is the end of nirvana.

Nirvana is the goal of Buddhism. The Buddha achieved it under the Bodhi tree. He taught the path to it. The Noble Eightfold Path. Right view. Right intention. Right speech. Right action. Right livelihood. Right effort. Right mindfulness. Right concentration. The path leads to nirvana. Nirvana is not a place. It is not a state. It is not a condition. It is not a reward. It is not a punishment. It is not a gift. It is not a choice. It is not a destiny. It is not a fate. It is not a karma. It is not a dharma. It is not a yoga. It is not a bhakti. It is not a jnana. It is not a raja. It is not a nirvana. It is nirvana. It is liberation. It is freedom. It is peace. It is joy. It is love. It is life. It is death. It is rebirth. It is release. It is union. It is realization. It is enlightenment. It is awakening. It is nirvana.

Nirvana in Buddhism

• Theravada: nirvana is the end of suffering.
• Mahayana: nirvana is not different from samsara.
• Zen: nirvana is this moment, this breath.
• Tibetan: nirvana is the clear light of mind.
• Pure Land: nirvana is the Pure Land of Amida Buddha.
• Nichiren: nirvana is the Lotus Sutra.
• Modern: nirvana is psychological liberation.

Nirvana is not nothingness. It is not annihilation. It is not extinction. It is not death. It is not life. It is not being. It is not non-being. It is not both. It is not neither. It is not. It is nirvana. It is the unborn. It is the unbecome. It is the unmade. It is the unconditioned. It is the deathless. It is the endless. It is the timeless. It is the spaceless. It is the boundless. It is the infinite. It is the eternal. It is the unchanging. It is the unborn. It is the undying. It is the unlimited. It is the unbounded. It is the free. It is the liberated. It is the saved. It is the enlightened. It is the awakened. It is the realized. It is the nirvana. Nirvana is peace. Nirvana is joy. Nirvana is love. Nirvana is life. Nirvana is death. Nirvana is rebirth. Nirvana is release. Nirvana is union. Nirvana is realization. Nirvana is enlightenment. Nirvana is awakening. Nirvana is nirvana. Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha. Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone altogether beyond, O what an awakening, all hail! That is the mantra. That is the heart sutra. That is the prajnaparamita. That is the nirvana. That is nirvana.