nirvana
soteriological goal within the Indian religions
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Summary
nirvana is a religious concept[1]. nirvana ranks in the top 5% of religious concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,081 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: salvation[3]
- Commons category: Nirvana (Buddhism)[4]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nirvana (Buddhism)[5]
- Facet of: Buddhism[6], Hinduism[7], Jainism[8], Sikhism[9]
- Described by source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms[10], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15]
- Native label: निर्वाण[16]
- Different from: Nirvana[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]
- P14470: Concepts/Nirvana[19]
- P14541: 4VFqql[20]
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Influence
Things named for nirvana include nirvana fallacy[21], an informal fallacy[22].
Why It Matters
nirvana has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] nirvana is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for nirvana include nirvana fallacy[21], an informal fallacy[22].