Definition of: nirvana

(nir·vä′nə,nər·van′ə) noun
1. In Hinduism, a “blowing out” of the spark of life; hence, spiritual reunion with Brahma; bliss.
2. In Buddhism, the ideal and goal of all religious effort: freedom from passion and delusion, and absorption of the individual into the supreme spirit; complete enlightenment.
3. The attainment of complete freedom from all mental, emotional, and psychic tension. [<Skt. nirvāṇa a blowing out <nirvā blow]