Nibbana

To a Westerner, who would decry this loss of personality, the bhikkhus would probably reply that the sur­render of the ego was a price worth paying for the inner peace of Nibbana, which is probably impossible for anybody who is still immured in selfhood.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

"The Lord Buddha advised those who are ardent on attaining Nibbana to contemplate the body with its impurities ..."

Waylon Lewis: Tortured by Love, Lust or a Crush? The Buddhist Solution (is Gross). 2010

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Buddhism: Vesak Fesival or Buddha Birthday 2009

Wesak Day aka Vesak Festival celebrates three major events in the life of Lord Buddha: His birth, Enlightenment and passing away (achievement of Nibbana).

Buddhism: Vesak Fesival or Buddha Birthday 2009

Now, the owner of the home in Nibbana housing society says that he does not want to sell at all.

Emraan Hashmi: I'm Not Just Fighting for Muslims indipepal.com 2009

Lord Buddha taught the truth for 45 years until his final passing away into Nibbana on a full moon day in 543 BC.

Buddhism: Vesak Fesival or Buddha Birthday 2009

Sex, for example, was not listed among the five yama because it was sinful, but because it would not help a person reach Nibbana; sex was emblematic of the desire that imprisoned human beings in samsara; it ex­pended energy that would be better employed in yoga.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

How would this “final” Nibbana differ from the peace that the Buddha had attained under the bodhi tree?

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

The attain­ment of Nibbana did not mean that the Buddha would never experience any more suffering.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

Nibbana: “Extinction; blowing out”: the extinction of self which brings enlightenment and liberation from pain (dukkha).

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001