Nirvāṇa—the cessation of material activities and existence, which according to Vaiṣṇava philosophy, does not deny spiritual activities and existence; freedom from and the end of the process of materialistic life; Literally, of, or like, a candle extinguised. A Sanskrit term for deliverance from material identity or extinction of the false ego, nirvāna is often identified with Buddhism. However, it is to be found throughout the Vedic literatures, e.g. in Bhagavad-gītā 2.72, 5.24-26, and 6.15. See Buddhism, False ego, Liberation, Modes of nature.
Nirvana-the cessation of material activities and existence, which according to Vaisnava philosophy, does not deny spiritual activities and existence; freedom from and the end of the process of materialistic life; Literally, of, or like, a candle extinguised. A Sanskrit term for deliverance from material identity or extinction of the false ego, nirvana is often identified with Buddhism. However, it is to be found throughout the Vedic literatures, e.g. in Bhagavad-gita 2.72, 5.24-26, and 6.15. See Buddhism, False ego, Liberation, Modes of nature.
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