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What does nirvana mean?

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Noun
  1. (Buddhism) Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
  2. (non-Buddhist colloquial usage) State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.
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One of the Buddhist expressions for enlightenment, nirvana, is seeing things the way they really are.
By any measure, Ireland today is a nirvana for young affluent gay men and women.
Five years back, business dreamed of the efficient nirvana implied by frictionless commerce.
To follow in the Buddhas' footsteps to nirvana requires that one be shown the way, specifically how to tread the Eightfold Noble Path.
The Buddha sits under the tree of life to achieve nirvana via the eightfold path.
At the end of the journey, I feel as if I've reached a sort of Velocipede's nirvana.

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