niravana means?????

India
November 22, 2006 9:53am CST
what is the literal meaning of nirvana from where it has been originated?????????
6 responses
@rohit55_56 (2297)
• India
22 Nov 06
niravana - nirvana
Nirvana was a popular rock band from Aberdeen, Washington, United States. With the lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their 1991 album Nevermind, Nirvana exploded into the mainstream, bringing along with it a subgenre of alternative rock called grunge. Other Seattle grunge bands such as Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden also gained in popularity, and, as a result, alternative rock became a dominant genre on radio and music television in the United States during the early-to-middle 1990s.
• India
23 Nov 06
i know all about the nirvana band, curt cobain and their songs but what i am asking is the literal meaning of the NIRVANA, iwas not asking who are they, i am also a big fan of nirvana lol.
@Anulesh (1579)
• India
22 Nov 06
Maloom nahi
• India
22 Nov 06
you put a very nice gif file in your logo impressive and cool.
@istanto (8548)
• Indonesia
23 Nov 06
I think "nirvana" is meaning as "heaven"
@macubx (11414)
• Philippines
22 Nov 06
the Rock band?
• Pakistan
26 Nov 06
hmmm
@nzk786 (453)
• India
23 Nov 06
It is a mode of being that is free from mind-contaminants (Kilesa) such as lust, anger or craving. It is thus a state of great inner peace and contentment - the end of suffering, or Dukkha. The Buddha in the Dhammapada says of Nirvana that it is "the highest happiness." This is not the transitory, sense-based happiness of everyday life, but rather an enduring, transcendental happiness integral to the calmness attained through enlightenment. The Buddha describes the abiding in nirvana as 'deathlessness' (Pali: amata or amaravati) or 'the unconditioned' and as the highest spiritual attainment, the natural result that accrues to one who lives a life of virtuous conduct in accordance with Dharma. Such a life (called Brahmacarya in India) dissolves the causes for future becoming (Skt, Karma; Pali, Kamma) that otherwise keep beings forever wandering through realms of desire and form (samsara).