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Although Buddhists have never fully agreed on its meaning, nirvana is a Sanskrit noun translated as “extinction.” The act and effect of blowing on something to extinguish, blow, or extinguish it. The religious use of the word is used even before Buddhism itself and is also present in other Hindu sects such as Jainism. The concept of Nirvana is the idea of ​​a state of bliss and liberation from selfhood and the suffering of the cycle of birth and death. Different schools have interpreted the concept of Nirvana differently. The reason for this is that Buddhist texts do not provide a clear definition of nirvana, but rather express its meaning using metaphors. For example, the Pali Canon (Buddhist scripture) interprets Nirvana “as when a flame is blown out by the wind.” The metaphor refers to the extinction of greed, hatred and delusion. After that you are no longer subject to the cycle of death and rebirth. Other schools have different views of nirvana and see it as the culmination of personal discipline and self