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Nirvana
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
the term in Buddhist theology, meaning literally " blowing out " or " dying out," Skt. nirva, " to blow,"fora calm or sinless state or condition of the mind reached by a dying out or extinction of sin (see Buddhism).
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Nirvana'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/n/nirvana.html. 1910.