Nirvana Nirvana, in the Indian religions (Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism), is the concept of an individual's passions being extinguished as the ultimate state of salvation, release, or liberation from suffering ('' duḥkha'') and from the ...

is a concept in Indian religious traditions. Nirvana may also refer to:

Philosophical concepts

Nirvana (Buddhism) Nirvana or nibbana (Sanskrit: निर्वाण; International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: '; Pali: ') is the extinguishing of the passions, the "blowing out" or "quenching" of the activity of the grasping mind and its rel ...

Moksha (Jainism) Sanskrit ' or Prakrit ''mokkha'' refers to the liberation or salvation of a soul from ''Saṃsāra (Jainism), saṃsāra'', the cycle of birth and death. It is a blissful state of existence of a soul, attained after the destruction of all Kar ...

, the terms Nirvana and Moksha means same in Jainism

Biology

* ''Nirvana'' (leafhopper), a leafhopper genus established by Kirkaldy in 1900 * ''Nirvana'', a butterfly genus established in 1979, now known as '' Nirvanopsis''

Ships

* USS ''Nirvana'' (SP-706), later USS ''SP-706'', a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission in 1917 and from 1918 to 1919 * USS ''Nirvana II'' (SP-204), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918

Music

Bands

Nirvana (band) Nirvana was an American Rock music, rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, b ...

, an American grunge band (1987–1994) *

Nirvana (British band) Nirvana are a pop rock band formed in London in 1966. In 1985, the band reformed. Members of the band sued the American band Nirvana over the usage of the name, reaching an out-of-court settlement. History 1966–1971: Early years Nirvana ...

, a British psychedelic band (1967–present) * Nirvana (Yugoslav band), a Yugoslav progressive rock band (1970–1976) *

Nirvana 2002 Nirvana 2002 was a Swedish death metal band active between 1988 and 1991. The band was originally called Prophet 2002, but decided to change its name to Nirvana. However, it had to add the "2002" after seeing an advertisement for Nirvana's debut s ...

, a Swedish Death metal band (1988–1991)

Albums

* ''Nirvana'' (Herbie Mann and the Bill Evans Trio album), 1964 * ''Nirvana'' (Charles Lloyd album), 1968 * ''Nirvana'' (Zoot Sims and Bucky Pizzarelli album), 1974 * ''Nirvana'' (Bucky Pizzarelli album), 1995 * ''Nirvana'' (Nirvana album), 2002 * ''Nirvana'' (Inna album), 2017 * ''Nirvana'' (EP), a 2013 EP by Sam Smith

Songs

* "Nirvana" (song), a 2017 song by Inna * "Nirvana", a tune by Herbie Mann from the album ''Nirvana'' (Herbie Mann and the Bill Evans Trio album), 1964 * "Nirvana", a song by Zoot Sims from the album ''Nirvana'' (Zoot Sims and Bucky Pizzarelli album), 1974 * "Nirvana", a song by the Cult from the album ''

Love Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most su ...

'', 1985 * "Nirvana", a song by The Childrens Choir of Elbosco from the 1995 album ''Angelis'' * "Nirvana", a song by Elemeno P from the album '' Love & Disrespect'', 2002 * "Nirvana", a song by Adam Lambert from the album ''

Trespassing Trespass to land, also called trespass to realty or trespass to real property, or sometimes simply trespass, is a common law tort or a crime that is committed when an individual or the object of an individual intentionally (or, in Australia, ...

'', 2012 * "Nirvana", a song by Sam Smith from the record ''Nirvana'' (EP), 2013 * "Nirvana", a song by Jelena Rozga from the album '' Moderna Žena'', 2016 * "Nirvana", a song by

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, 2021 * "Nirvana", a song by Katy Perry from the album ''143'' (Katy Perry album), 2024

Other creative works

* ''Nirwana'', a book compiled by E. L. de Marigny, Jaime Martijn, and Annemarie Kindt, illustrated by Carl Lundgren, and Alicia Austin * ''Nirvana'' (1997 film), an Italian science fiction cyberpunk movie * ''Nirvana'' (2008 film), a Russian drama movie starring Olga Sutulova * "Nirvana", a poem by

Charles Bukowski Henry Charles Bukowski ( ; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, ; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German Americans, German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambien ...

, first published in 1991 * Nirvanna the Band the Show, a Canadian mockumentary television series about a fictional band named "Nirvanna the Band"

Fictional elements

* Mechanus, also known as Nirvana, a Lawful Neutral spiritually aligned outer plane in Dungeons & Dragons * ''Nirvana'', a fictional spaceship in the anime series ''

Vandread is a Japanese anime television series directed by Takeshi Mori and produced by Gonzo. The series is composed by two seasons consisting of 13 episodes each; ''Vandread'', broadcast from October to December 2000, and ''Vandread: The Sec ...

'' (ヴァンドレッド, ''Vandoreddo'') * ''Nirvana'', a magical item in the anime series ''Fairy Tail'' (フェアリーテイル, ''Fearī Teiru'') used by the character Oración Seis

Other

* Nirvana (software), metadata, data placement and data management software *

Mount Nirvana Mount Nirvana, at is the unofficial name of the highest mountain in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The mountain is a part of Nahanni National Park Reserve, the largest national park in the Northwest Territories. History Part of the Macken ...

, the unofficial name of the highest mountain in the Northwest Territories, Canada * NEdit, the "Nirvana editor", a text editor for the X Window System