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"Wikisays"

 

 
Nirvana Nibbana
 
  

wikisays:

Nirvana / Nibbana  literally means "blown out" like a candle

ni      out, without, away from

va     blow, as a wind; or waft as an odor

na     not, never, nor


van   desire,
love, win. procure, conquer, possess,
          grasp,
clench

van   tree, thicket, quantity, wood

and va can mean weave


gatê gatê
    gone gone