Nirvana ( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...

is a concept in Indian religious traditions. Nirvana may also refer to:

Philosophical concepts

Nirvana (Buddhism) Nirvana (Sanskrit: निर्वाण, '; Pali: ') is "blowing out" or "quenching" of the activities of the worldly mind and its related suffering. Nirvana is the goal of the Hinayana and Theravada Buddhist paths, and marks the soteriologica ...

Moksha (Jainism) Sanskrit ' or Prakrit ''mokkha'' refers to the liberation or salvation of a soul from ''saṃsāra'', the cycle of birth and death. It is a blissful state of existence of a soul, attained after the destruction of all karmic bonds. A liberate ...

, the terms Nirvana and Moksha means same in Jainism

Biology

* ''Nirvana'' (leafhopper), a leafhopper genus established by Kirkaldy in 1900 * ''Nirvana'', a butterfly genus established in 1979, now known as '' Nirvanopsis''

Ships

* USS ''Nirvana'' (SP-706), later USS ''SP-706'', a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission in 1917 and from 1918 to 1919 * USS ''Nirvana II'' (SP-204), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918

Music

Bands

Nirvana (band) Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, before rec ...

, an American rock band (1987–1994) *

Nirvana (British band) Nirvana are an English pop rock band formed in London in 1965. Though the band achieved only limited commercial success, they were acclaimed both by music industry professionals and by critics.Brian Hogg, Sleeve Notes to the compilation ''Trave ...

, a British psychedelic band (1967–present) * Nirvana (Yugoslav band), a Yugoslav progressive rock band (1970–late 1970s) *

Nirvana 2002 Nirvana 2002 was a Swedish death metal band active between 1988 and 1991. The band was originally called Prophet 2002, but decided to change its name to Nirvana. However, it had to add the "2002" after seeing an advertisement for Nirvana's debut s ...

, a Swedish Death metal band (1988–1991)

Albums

* ''Nirvana'' (Herbie Mann and the Bill Evans Trio album), 1964 * ''Nirvana'' (Charles Lloyd album), 1968 * ''Nirvana'' (Zoot Sims and Bucky Pizzarelli album), 1974 * ''Nirvana'' (Bucky Pizzarelli album), 1995 * ''Nirvana'' (Nirvana album), 2002 * ''Nirvana'' (Inna album), 2017 * ''Nirvana'' (EP), a 2013 EP by Sam Smith

Songs

* "Nirvana" (song), a 2017 song by Inna * "Nirvana", a tune by Herbie Mann from the album ''Nirvana'' (Herbie Mann and the Bill Evans Trio album), 1964 * "Nirvana", a song by Zoot Sims from the album ''Nirvana'' (Zoot Sims and Bucky Pizzarelli album), 1974 * "Nirvana", a song by the Cult from the album ''

Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...

'', 1985 * "Nirvana", a song by Elemeno P from the album '' Love & Disrespect'', 2002 * "Nirvana", a song by Adam Lambert from the album ''

Trespassing Trespass is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person, trespass to chattels, and trespass to land. Trespass to the person historically involved six separate trespasses: threats, assault, battery, wounding, ...

'', 2012 * "Nirvana", a song by Sam Smith from the record ''Nirvana'' (EP), 2013 * "Nirvana", a song by Jelena Rozga from the album '' Moderna Žena'', 2016 * "Nirvana", a 1995 song by the Childrens Choir of Elbosco

Other creative works

* ''Nirwana'', a book compiled by E. L. de Marigny, Jaime Martijn, and Annemarie Kindt, illustrated by

Carl Lundgren Carl Leonard "Lundy" Lundgren (February 16, 1880 – August 21, 1934) was an American baseball and football player and coach. Lundgren played football and baseball for the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and played eight seasons o ...

, and Alicia Austin * ''Nirvana'' (1997 film), an Italian science fiction cyberpunk movie * ''Nirvana'' (2008 film), a Russian drama movie starring Olga Sutulova * "Nirvana", a poem by

Charles Bukowski Henry Charles Bukowski ( ; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, ; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted ...

, first published in 1991

Fictional elements

Mechanus In the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'', an Outer Plane is one of a number of general types of planes of existence. They can also be referred to as ''godly planes'', ''spiritual planes'' or ''divine planes''. The Outer Planes are ...

, also known as Nirvana, a Lawful Neutral spiritually aligned outer plane in Dungeons & Dragons * ''Nirvana'', a fictional spaceship in the anime series ''

Vandread is a Japanese anime series directed by Takeshi Mori (director), Takeshi Mori and created by the List of animation studios, animation studios Gonzo (company), Gonzo and Media Factory. The series is composed of two seasons (''Vandread'', ...

'' (ヴァンドレッド, ''Vandoreddo'') * ''Nirvana'', a magical item in the anime series ''Fairy Tail'' (フェアリーテイル, ''Fearī Teiru'') used by the character Oración Seis

Other

Mount Nirvana Mount Nirvana, at is the unofficial name of the highest mountain in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Currently the Canadian government is working to officially recognize the name ''Thunder Mountain'', reflecting the local Dehcho First Nation ...

, the unofficial name of the highest mountain in the Northwest Territories, Canada * NEdit, the "Nirvana editor", a text editor for the X Window System * Nirvana (software), metadata, data placement and data management software