   (;  nibbÄna&#x202f;; ) literally means "blown out", as in a candle.richard gombrich, theravada buddhism: a social history from ancient benÄres to modern colombo. routledge it is most commonly associated with buddhism.donald s. lopez jr., nirvana, encyclopedia britannica in indian religions, the attainment of nirvana is moksha, liberation from the repeating cycle of birth, life and death (reincarnation).gavin flood, nirvana. in: john bowker (ed.),  oxford dictionary of world religions{{refn|group=note|jain: "technically, the death of an arhat is called enlightenment of arhat, as he
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