Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. [religions and religious concepts]
5. religious concepts
6. doctrinal concepts
7. Buddhist doctrinal concepts

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts
4. religions and religious concepts
5. religious concepts
6. doctrinal concepts
7. Hindu doctrinal concepts

Narrower term/s

• parinirvāṇa

Anotations

Scope note:

Concept of state of deep inner freedom and peace, the supreme goal of Hinduism and Buddhism. Reaching nirvana means liberation from samsara, the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth. In Buddhism, nirvana represents freedom from attachments and individual consciousness and the attainment of tranquility and purity. Nirvana is conceived somewhat differently within the various schools of Buddhism. In Hinduism it furthermore means that union with God or the Absolute is possible.