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Explore Nirvana through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like enlightenment or region. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Nirvana meaning

  1. Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
  2. State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss.

Synonyms of Nirvana

Using Nirvana

  • The main meaning on this page is: Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. | State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss.
  • Useful related words include: enlightenment, region, shangri-la, promised land.
  • In the example corpus, nirvana often appears in combinations such as: of nirvana, nirvana and, nirvana is.

Context around Nirvana

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Nirvana

  • In this selection, "nirvana" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reach, clinging, dissolve, llc, material and related stand out and add context to how "nirvana" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and clinging nirvana is attained and any new nirvana material until. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nirvana" sits close to words such as acosta, afar and anterior, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nirvana

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Among the Lifetime Achievement award recipients with Slick rick are Nirvana, Ma Rainey, and The Supremes. (16 words)

There are thousands of statues of Buddha reminding us that even fat people can reach Nirvana. (16 words)

Former Nirvana member Krist Novoselic has revealed that he feared playing bass for Beatles member Paul McCartney. (17 words)

Kurt Cobain loved his style so much he lifted the gothic opening bars of the Joke’s 1984 single Eighties for Nirvana hit Come As You Are – later, Dave Grohl paid back the creative debt by drumming on Killing Joke’s 2003 comeback. (43 words)

The matter was settled out of court on undisclosed terms that apparently allowed both bands to continue using the Nirvana name and issuing new recordings without any packaging disclaimers or caveats to distinguish one Nirvana from the other. (38 words)

Nirvāṇa is not the extinguishing of the person as some Western scholars have thought, but only the "extinguishing" (the literal meaning of nirvana) of the flames of greed, hatred, and delusion that assail a person's character. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

By stopping this craving and clinging nirvana is attained,sfn no more karma is produced, and rebirth and dissatisfaction will no longer arise again;Ending rebirth: * Graham Harvey: "The Third Noble Truth is nirvana.

Covers of the song on tribute albums include Blanks 77 on Smells Like Bleach: A Punk Tribute to Nirvana, and Beki Bondage on Smells Like Nirvana; both released in 2000.

However, shortly before the release date, Love filed a suit to dissolve Nirvana LLC, and an injunction was issued preventing the release of any new Nirvana material until the case was resolved.

In 1997, Novoselic, Grohl, and Courtney Love formed the limited liability company Nirvana LLC to oversee all Nirvana-related projects.

Jim Irvin, Phil Alexander Mojo collection: the ultimate music companion 2007 Page 115 "Nirvana The Story Of Simon Simonpath Sumptuous soft-psych classic from the original UK Nirvana.

Nirvāṇa is not the extinguishing of the person as some Western scholars have thought, but only the "extinguishing" (the literal meaning of nirvana) of the flames of greed, hatred, and delusion that assail a person's character.

The matter was settled out of court on undisclosed terms that apparently allowed both bands to continue using the Nirvana name and issuing new recordings without any packaging disclaimers or caveats to distinguish one Nirvana from the other.

The notion of purification (cleaning one's soul from all evil things and trying to reach Nirvana and to become immortal in Nirvana) plays an important role in Buddhism.

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Among the Lifetime Achievement award recipients with Slick rick are Nirvana, Ma Rainey, and The Supremes.

Downtuned my guitar a full step down, so I could play some Motley Crue and a couple of Nirvana songs, mainly Come As You Are and Drain You.

Former Nirvana member Krist Novoselic has revealed that he feared playing bass for Beatles member Paul McCartney.

I take personal offense from it as I hail from a generation that was said to be destined to sit in coffee shops all day listening to Nirvana records.

It’s here that her work felt directly Nirvana grunge, with oversize cargo shorts and jackets, ripped sweaters and vests grounded with thick Doc Martens, right in line with how Gen Z interprets street style today.

Kurt Cobain loved his style so much he lifted the gothic opening bars of the Joke’s 1984 single Eighties for Nirvana hit Come As You Are – later, Dave Grohl paid back the creative debt by drumming on Killing Joke’s 2003 comeback.

Moreover, like Nirvana, the retrospective uneasiness that seeps into the record gives the performance even more weight.

Nirvana's attorney Bert Deixler has reacted to the ruling, which he dubbed a "procedural setback" that did not affect their core arguments.

The 85-year-old iconic venue, which has hosted artists including The Clash, David Bowie, Nirvana and Morrissey, closed in December 2015 for the renovation works which were delayed when serious issues came to light.

The defendants include the surviving members of Nirvana, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, as well as Courtney Love, Universal Music Group and photographer Kirk Weddle.

There are thousands of statues of Buddha reminding us that even fat people can reach Nirvana.

They had landed a week earlier, but the place was nothing like the nirvana James Cook and his botanist Joseph Banks had described.

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Common combinations with nirvana

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nirvana" in a sentence?
An example: "By stopping this craving and clinging nirvana is attained,sfn no more karma is produced, and rebirth and dissatisfaction will no longer arise again;Ending rebirth: * Graham Harvey: "The Third Noble Truth is nirvana." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "nirvana" from authentic English texts.
What does "nirvana" mean?
Nirvana means: Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
What are synonyms of "nirvana"?
Common synonyms of "nirvana" include: enlightenment, region, shangri-la, promised land, heaven, paradise, eden, beatification. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "nirvana" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "nirvana", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.