The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1714 page)
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Nirm
na-k
ya
(Buddha in human form):
na-kya(Buddha in human form):
Nirodha
(Skt.,
ni
+
rodha
, ‘obstruction’).
1
In Hinduism, the state of intense concentration in which the distinction of subject and object is destroyed, so that the mind attains realization of non-duality.
2
In Buddhism, the cessation of
dukkha
(the third of the Four Noble Truths); it is thus also equated with
nirv
na
.
ni
+
rodha
, ‘obstruction’).
1
In Hinduism, the state of intense concentration in which the distinction of subject and object is destroyed, so that the mind attains realization of non-duality.
2
In Buddhism, the cessation of
dukkha
(the third of the Four Noble Truths); it is thus also equated with
nirv
na.
Nirodha-sam
patti
.
patti.
In Buddhism, the cessation of mental activity as a consequence of
meditation
practices of specific and well-tested kinds.
meditation
practices of specific and well-tested kinds.
Nir
ti
.
ti.
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