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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 the Indian religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism that refers to the extinguishing of the passions which is the ultimate state of salvational 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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Sunday Lecture

Enthusiasm, Religion, Priest, Emptiness, Nirvana, Observe, Ego, Posture, Bell,...
Mar 18 2001
Green Gulch

Sunday Lecture

Freedom, training, Bell, Beginners, Discrimination, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, confusion...
Mar 04 2001
Green Gulch

February 24th, 2001, Serial No. 00131, Side A

Silent Illumination, Instruction, Daily Life, Cultivation, confusion, Branching...
Feb 24 2001

Essence of Mind & the Five Hinderances

Serial: BZ-00130A

One-Day Sitting

Hindrances, Hindrances, Daily Life, Doubt, Big Mind, Nirvana, Attachment, Buddha...
Feb 19 2001
Berkeley Zen Center

January 27th, 2001, Serial No. 00129, Side B

Lotus Sutra, Bowing, Discrimination, Anger, Karma, Happiness, Evil, Nirvana,...
Jan 27 2001

January 6th, 2001, Serial No. 00154

Cultivation, Silent Illumination, Nirvana, Oneness
Jan 06 2001

January 6th, 2001, Serial No. 04354

Cultivation, Silent Illumination, Nirvana, Oneness
Jan 06 2001

2001.01.03-serial.00066

Soto Zen, Five Ranks, Emptiness, Nirvana, Renunciation, Oneness, Suzuki Roshi,...
Jan 03 2001

November 30th, 2000, Serial No. 00486

Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Hate, Samsara, Darkness and Light, Six...
Nov 30 2000

Genjo Koan

Serial: SF-00117

Workshop

Karma, Five Ranks, Soto Zen, Dharma Transmission, true dharma, Transmission, Politics...
Nov 04 2000
1 of 4
City Center

November 2nd, 2000, Serial No. 00489

Birth-and-Death, Vow, Attachment, Big Mind, Samsara, Bodhisattva Vow, Four Noble...
Nov 02 2000

October 7th, 2000, Serial No. 00916

Anger, Karma, Attachment, Nirvana, Liberation, Obstacles, Four Noble Truths, Vow,...
Oct 07 2000

The Diamond Sutra

Serial: BZ-00920

Class 3 of 5

Karma, Offering, Lotus Sutra, Renunciation, Bodhisattva Vow, Skandas, Liberation, Vow...
Sep 30 2000
3
Berkeley Zen Center

Surangama Sutra Class

Birth-and-Death, Bell, Light-and-Darkness, Nirvana, Ego, Skandas, confusion, Letting...
Sep 25 2000
Unknown

September 23rd, 2000, Serial No. 00917

Offering, Attachment, Passions, Anger, Karma, Nirvana, Nirvana Sutra, Impermanence,...
Sep 23 2000

Sunday Lecture

Fox, causation, Karma, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Funeral, Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Ceremony,...
Sep 10 2000
Green Gulch

The Diamond Sutra: Commentarty

Serial: BZ-00919

Class 1 of 5

Offering, Skandas, Attachment, Mahayana, Vow, Nirvana, Heart Sutra, Liberation,...
Sep 09 2000
1
Berkeley Zen Center

Blue Cliff Record: Case #2

Serial: BZ-00083A

Nondiscriminating Mind within Discrimination, Sesshin Day 3

Discrimination, BCR-2, Discrimination, Dragons, Non-discrimination, Attachment, Hsin...
Sep 04 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Codependent Chain of Origination: Why We Sit

Serial: BZ-00082B

Sesshin Day 2

Dependent Origination, Zazen, Dependent Origination, Birth-and-Death, Attachment, Ego...
Sep 03 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Women Ancestors Class

Nirvana, Peace, Four Noble Truths, Ordination, Funeral, Demons, Lay, Happiness,...
Aug 08 2000
Unknown

Sunday Lecture

Dependent Origination, Karma, causation, Happiness, Nirvana, Concentration,...
Jun 18 2000
Green Gulch

Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness

Serial: BZ-00160A

Polishing Tiles, Sesshin Day 5

Sandokai, Branching Streams, Emotions, Rinzai, Religion, Bodhidharma, Nirvana,...
Jun 18 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

Surangama Sutra Class

Emptiness, Manjushri, Karma, Impermanence, Emotions, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Religion,...
May 30 2000
Green Gulch

Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness

Serial: BZ-00159

Saturday Lecture

Sandokai, Branching Streams, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Oneness, Branching...
May 27 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

March 9th, 2000, Serial No. 00932

Lotus Sutra, Dream World, Doubt, Buddha Ancestors, Emotions, Impermanence, Karma,...
Mar 09 2000

Buddha's Parinirvana/His Last Teaching

Serial: BZ-00204A

The 8 Awarenesses of an Enlightened Being, Saturday Lecture

Parinirvana, Eight Awarenesses, Enlightenment, Eight Awarenesses, Anger, Samadhi,...
Feb 19 2000
Berkeley Zen Center

January Practice Period Class

Heart Sutra, Duality, Non-duality, Four Noble Truths, Six Realms, Liberation, Two...
Jan 19 2000
Green Gulch

January Practice Period

Karma, Dragons, Nirvana, Chanting, New Year, Instruction, Zendo, Faith, Sangha,...
Jan 08 2000
Green Gulch

1999.12.05-serial.00064

Serial: SF-00064

Sunday dharma talk.

Letting Go, Peace, Attachment, Freedom, Practice Period, Hindrances, Nirvana, Doubt,...
Dec 05 1999

October 10th, 1999, Serial No. 00196, Side B

Posture, Peace, Blue Cliff Record, Book of Serenity, Harmonizing, Nirvana, War,...
Oct 10 1999

Wednesday Lecture

Practice Period, Hate, Fasting, Nirvana, Conversation, Freedom, training
Oct 06 1999
Green Gulch

September 30th, 1999, Serial No. 01009, Side A

Precious Mirror, Big Mind, Five Ranks, Liberation, Nirvana Sutra, Non-duality,...
Sep 30 1999

September 19th, 1999, Serial No. 04333

Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Ordinary Mind, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, First Principle...
Sep 19 1999

September 18th, 1999, Serial No. 00195, Side B

Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Ordinary Mind, Samsara, Hindrances, American, Lay, Evil,...
Sep 18 1999

Breathing, Theravada/Zen Suffering

Serial: BZ-00194B

Sesshin Day 3

Breath, Theravada, Samadhi, Mundane Life, Attachment, Daily Life, Four Foundations,...
Sep 06 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

1999.09.05-serial.00150A

Concentration, Mindfulness, Letting Go, Monkey Mind, Sanctuary, Don't Know Mind...
Sep 05 1999

Genjokoan Commentary (Pt. 1/8)

Serial: BZ-00078A

Sesshin Day 1

Genjokoan, Five Ranks, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Samadhi, Sixth Patriarch, Impermanence...
Jun 23 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

Father's Day

Serial: SF-03233

Sunday Lecture

Teacher-and-Student, Suzuki Roshi, Samsara, Intimacy, confusion, Daily Life, Giving-...
Jun 20 1999
Green Gulch

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00863

The fourth in a series of five classes on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. ...

Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Perfect Wisdom, Demons, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Evil...
Apr 22 1999
4 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00834

The third in a series of five classes on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. ...

Lotus Sutra, Dependent Origination, Buddha Nature, Aspects of Practice, Family...
Apr 15 1999
3 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

Lotus Sutra

Serial: BZ-00835

The second in a series of five classes on the Lotus Sutra taught by Ryuei Michael McCormick, a teacher in the Nichiren tradition, and sponsored by Maylie Scott. ...

Lotus Sutra, Dependent Origination, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, Buddha Nature,...
Apr 08 1999
2 of 5
Berkeley Zen Center

Three Kinds of Nirvana

Serial: BZ-00079

Saturday Lecture

Nirvana, Nirvana, Eight Awarenesses, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Greed, Happiness, Peace...
Feb 20 1999
Berkeley Zen Center

How To Respond To A Practice Period

Serial: BZ-00441A

Saturday Lecture

Practice Period, Practice Period, Lay Practice, Monastic Practice, Aspects of...
Oct 17 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Koun Ejo's Commentary - Ummon's Radiant Light

Serial: BZ-00438B

Saturday Lecture

Koun Ejô, Ummon, Buddha Nature, Discrimination, Subject-and-Object, Samadhi,...
Oct 11 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

May 31st, 1998, Serial No. 03552

Suzuki Roshi, Zendo, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Anger, Mill Valley, Posture, Bell...
May 31 1998
Sati Center

April 25th, 1998, Serial No. 01894

Bodhidharma, Buddha Nature, Faith, Interview, Bell, Freedom, Doubt, Nirvana,...
Apr 25 1998
Unknown

Self, No-Self

Serial: BZ-00340B

Saturday Lecture

Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, confusion, Impermanence, Happiness, Patience, Greed, Anger...
Jan 18 1998
Berkeley Zen Center

Avoiding Idle Talk

Serial: BZ-00346A

Saturday Lecture

Right Speech, Discrimination, Silence, Eight Aspects, Nirvana, Perfect Wisdom,...
Nov 22 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

One-day Sitting Lecture

Zazen, Bodhisattva Vow, Lay, Letting Go, training, Diversity, Nirvana, Posture,...
Oct 25 1997
Green Gulch

Eight Awarenesses: Desires & Satisfaction

Serial: BZ-00323B

Saturday Lecture

Eight Awarenesses, Desire, Satisfaction, Eight Awarenesses, Nirvana, Greed, Eight...
Oct 10 1997
Berkeley Zen Center

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