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Meanings of attain nirvana in English

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Usage of attain nirvana in English
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Attaining nirvana is not like 'going to heaven' as Christians often understand it.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
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He was now a Buddha, and claimed to have attained Nirvana.
Oriental Religions and Christianity / A Course of Lectures Deliv...
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Nágaséna: 'When a priest attains Nirvana there is such a place.'
Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology
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The tide applies to the numerous men and women who have attained nirvana (q.v.)
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
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Without such rites, a Buddhist loses all chance of attaining nirvana, or release from the cycle of rebirth.
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When asked if a Buddha who had attained nirvana lived after death, he dismissed the question as 'improper'.
A history of god: the 4000-year quest of judaism, christianity, ...
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The object of his life was to attain Nirvana, that is, to attain a union with God, the Infinite Being.
Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology
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What is it that suffers by karma; what is it that lies within the illusion, -thatmakes progress,-thatattains Nirvana?
Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life
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Some people are born again; evil-doers go to hell; righteous people go to heaven; those who are free from all worldly desires attain Nirvana.
Dhammapada, a Collection of Verses; Being One of the Canonical B...