✨ Nirvana

Nirvana - Liberation from Suffering

The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice, the state of liberation from suffering, desire, and the cycle of rebirth. Literally means "extinguishing" - the extinction of greed, hatred, and delusion.

🔗 Related Across the Mythos

Archetype
✨ LIBERATION / ULTIMATE FREEDOM

Nirvana embodies the Liberation archetype - the ultimate goal of spiritual striving, the transcendence of suffering and conditioned existence.

See parallels: Moksha, Fana, Henosis, Salvation →
Cross-Cultural Parallels
🕉️ Hindu Moksha → Liberation from samsara ☪️ Sufi Fana → Annihilation of self ✝️ Christian Heaven → Eternal bliss (different framework)
Within Buddhist Tradition
🔄 Samsara → Cycle nirvana transcends ☸️ Gautama Buddha → Who attained nirvana 🙏 Bodhisattva Path → Delaying nirvana for others