Nirvana (Jainism)とは 意味・読み方・使い方

Nirvāṇa (Sanskrit: निर्वाण; Prakrit: णिव्वाण Nivvāṇa) in Jainism means final release from the karmic bondage. When an enlightened human, such as, an Arhat or a Tirthankara extinguishes his remaining aghatiya karmas and thus ends his worldly existence, it is called nirvāṇa. Technically, the death of an Arhat is called nirvāṇa of Arhat, as he has ended his worldly existence and attained liberation. Moksa, that is to say, liberation follows nirvāṇa. An Arhat becomes a siddha, the liberated one, after attaining nirvana. However, the word nirvāṇa is often used to mean moksa, as well. Hence nirvāṇa means: