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Nirvana ( neer-VAH-nə, -⁠VAN-ə, nur-; Sanskrit: निर्वाण nirvāṇa [nɪrʋaːɳɐ]; Pali: nibbāna; Prakrit: ṇivvāṇa; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lamp) is a concept in Indian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism), the extinguishing of the passions which is the ultimate state of soteriological release and the liberation from duḥkha ('suffering') and saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and rebirth.

In Indian religions, nirvana is synonymous with moksha and mukti. All Indian religions assert it to be a state of perfect quietude, freedom, highest happiness as well as the liberation from attachment and worldly suffering and the ending of samsara, the round of existence. However, non-Buddhist and Buddhist traditions describe these terms for liberation differently. In Hindu philosophy, it is the union of or the realization of the identity of Atman with Brahman, depending on the Hindu tradition. In Jainism, nirvana is also the soteriological goal, representing the release of a soul from karmic bondage and samsara. In Buddhism, nirvana refers to the abandonment of the 10 fetters, marking the end of rebirth by stilling the fires that keep the process of rebirth going.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Unknown year, July talk, Serial 00301 Liberation, Four Noble Truths, difficulty, Delusion, Describe, Emotions, Chanting,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 27
Unknown year, December talk, Serial 00647 Serial: NC-00647 Year Talk 2/2 OSB Cam, Ego, Liberation, Buddha, Nirvana	Bede Griffiths	Dec 01
YYYY.MM.DD-serial.00219A Abhidharma, Sutra, Vinaya, Heart Sutra, Nirvana	Edward Brown	[field_wisdom_date]
Introduction to Vajrayana II, Serial 00040 Buddha Nature, Echo, Sutra, Delusion, Non-duality, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Describe...	Deshung Rinpoche	[field_wisdom_date] Part II
Deshung Rinpoche's Life, Serial 00061 Teacher-and-Student, Nirvana, Silence, Japan, Ceremony, Bell	Lama Pema Wangdak	[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00755 Discrimination, Five Ranks, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Cultivation, Buddha...		[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00786, Side B Intuition, Karmic Consequences, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Continuous, Big Mind,...		[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00950, Side B Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Ego, Duality, Birth-and-...		[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00287, Side B Nirvana, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Mahayana, Samsara, Heart Sutra,...		[field_wisdom_date]
On Various Roshis, Sokei-An History Serial: SF-01125 Tape 7 copy 2 Priest, Dragons, Nirvana, Sanctuary, Rinzai, Bell, Evil, Conversation, Lay, Faith...	Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder	[field_wisdom_date] Kyoto
Buddhism and Psychotherapy Anger, Mindfulness, Birth-and-Death, Peace, Concentration, Avalokiteshvara, Non-...	Thich Nhat Hanh	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Buddhism and the Western Poetic Imagination Serial: SF-01847 Commercially Produced cassette: Conference Recording Service 1308 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA 94706 Silence, Conversation, Darkness and Light, Faith, Enemies, Freedom, Lay, Letting Go,...	David Whyte	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Class Karma, Concentration, Nirvana, Demons, Four Noble Truths, Faith, Conversation,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Indi & World Party zen meditation, Priest, Birth-and-Death, Suzuki Roshi, training, Religion, Samsara,...	Alan Watts	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
The Philosophy of Nature Serial: SF-03048B Man's Place in Nature Light-and-Darkness, Observe, Describe, Emotions, Samadhi, Nirvana, Ego, Passions, Lay...	Alan Watts	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
The World of Consciousness Serial: SF-03042B #8 Mahayana, Nirvana, Diversity, Impermanence, Evil, Describe, Doubt, Peace	Alan Watts	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Introduction to Meditation Serial: SF-03030A #15 Echo, Nirvana, Concentration, Ego, Continuous, Obstacles, Liberation, Enemies,...	Alan Watts	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
The Future of Religion Serial: SF-03037A #1 Religion, Ego, Letting Go, Faith, Liberation, Forgiveness, Samadhi, Politics, Nirvana...	Alan Watts	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
The World of Consciousness Lotus Sutra, Mahayana, Demons, training, Religion, Manjushri, Nirvana, Conversation,...	Alan Watts	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Unknown Date, Serial 00020 Precepts, Greed, Concentration, Delusion, difficulty, Samadhi, Lotus Sutra, causation...	Katagiri Roshi	[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00387 Lineage, Culture, Vows, Ordination, Conversation, Liberation, Intention, Ego,...	Katagiri Roshi	[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00221, Side B Serial: NC-00221B Archival Photo Buddhism, Buddha, Karma, Nirvana, Enlightenment		[field_wisdom_date]
Frontiers of Wisdom Serial: NC-00184 Part of "Frontiers of Wisdom" Archival Photo OSB Cam, realization, Politics, Nirvana, Duality	Bruno Barnhart	[field_wisdom_date] 3 of 4
1966, Serial No. 03507 Serial: SF-03507 Re: Various roshis; Sokei-An history - copy 1 Priest, Dragons, Nirvana, Lay, Sanctuary, Rinzai, Conversation, Zendo, Ceremony...	Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder	1966 Kyoto
OLD - Genjo Koan No. 4 Serial: SR-00195 Thursday, August 24, 1967 Zen Mountain Center Sesshin Lecture Tassajara Edited by Brian Fikes Sesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan, Faith, Nirvana, Lay, Emptiness, Suffering, Pain, Death...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 24 1967 A Tassajara
Reflections on the Prajna Paramita Sutra Serial: SF-05135A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #19, by Shundo David Haye ===== This is the talk that was chosen by the... Sesshin, Sengai, Time, Emptiness, Ego, Continuous, Evil, Nirvana, Concentration,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 24 1967 Tassajara
OLD - 00195B Serial: SR-00195B A short talk by Maezumi Roshi after Suzuki Roshi's talk on the same day - duplicate Fasting, Nirvana, reality	Maezumi Roshi	Aug 24 1967 B Tassajara
OLD - KPFA Radio Interview with Elsa Knight Thompson Serial: 67-11-06-I Monday, November 6, 1967 KPFA RADIO INTERVIEW WITH ELSA KNIGHT THOMPSON [Originally misdated - Friday, February 18, 1966] Lecture B KPFA/KPFB Studio... Interview, Meditation, Building, Don't Know Mind, Monastic Practice, Suzuki...	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 06 1967 KPFA Berkeley
KPFA Radio Interview with Elsa Knight Thompson Serial: SF-05115 Monday, November 6, 1967 KPFA RADIO INTERVIEW WITH ELSA KNIGHT THOMPSON [Originally misdated - Friday, February 18, 1966] Lecture B KPFA/KPFB Studio,... Interview, Don't Know Mind, Nirvana, Monastic Practice, Evil, Samsara, Practice...	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 06 1967 KPFA Berkeley
Esalen Institute: First of two lectures Serial: SF-05870 This is the first of two talks given at Esalen. Dogen, Time, Four Noble Truths, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Continuous, Emptiness, soto,...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 28 1968 Esalen
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7 Serial: SF-06043 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center Lotus Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Mahayana, Precepts, Nirvana, Enemies,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 7 Tassajara
1969, Serial No. 00024 Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Delusion, causation, Greed, Nirvana, Anger, Lay,...	Katagiri Roshi	1969
February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00003 Delusion, Samadhi, Meditation, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Pain, realization,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1969
February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00004 Repentance, Delusion, Happiness, Vows, Meditation, Suffering, Mindfulness, Passions,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1969
February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00005 Passions, Delusion, Nirvana, Repentance, Diversity, Meditation, Intention, Building...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1969
April 12th, 1969, Serial No. 00025 Monastic Practice, Patience, Offering, Buddha Mind, Lotus Sutra, Ceremony, Continuous...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 12 1969
April 15th, 1969, Serial No. 00042 Silence, Nirvana, Meditation, training, Don't Know Mind, causation, Suffering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 15 1969
August 1969 talk, Serial No. 00026 Concentration, Meditation, causation, Obstacles, Delusion, Karma, Intention, Nirvana...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 1969
October 7th, 1969, Serial No. 00033 Silence, difficulty, Meditation, Buddha Mind, Enemies, Buddha Nature, Discrimination...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 07 1969
OLD - 1970.03.01-serial.00255 Serial: SR-00255 Corresponds to end of transcript of 00259 from same date. Chanting, Nirvana, Greed, Evil, American	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 01 1970
April 9th, 1970, Serial No. 00223 Evil, Nirvana, Religion, Meditation, realization, stubbornness, Fox, Conversation,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 09 1970
June 1971 talk, Serial No. 00303 Attachment, Nirvana, Hate, Demons, Dragons, Offering, Describe, Ceremony, lecture,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 1971
June 22nd, 1971, Serial No. 00250 Attachment, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Commitment, Describe, Community,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 22 1971
June 24th, 1971, Serial No. 00255 Consciousness, Ceremony, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Conversation,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 24 1971
July 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00256 Constancy, Ego, Evil, Posture, Nirvana, Religion, Hate, Building	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 02 1971
On Bodhidharma's Day Nirvana, Dragons, Breath, Ceremony, Enemies, Building, Faith	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 04 1971 Tassajara
October 1971 talk, Serial No. 00044 Bell, Suffering, Four Noble Truths, Building, stubbornness, Samadhi, Patience,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 1971
October 1971 talk, Serial No. 00045 Right Speech, Right Effort, Silence, Mindfulness, Hate, Balance, Patience,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 1971
October 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00059 Four Noble Truths, stubbornness, Suffering, Soto Zen, Instruction, Nirvana,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 02 1971
October 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00060 stubbornness, Suffering, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Instruction, Posture, Nirvana,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 02 1971

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