Extinction, 2 Definition(s)
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2 DEFINITION(S):
It means having put the Two Obstacles, i.e. the obstacle of afflictions and the obstacle of what is known, to an end. It also means that the beings have transcended the Two Deaths, i.e. glare sectioned birth and death and changed birth and death.
Added: 27.Sep.2008 |
Source: Buddhist Door:
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s. nirodha; - of craving: tanhakkhaya.
Added: 06.Jun.2010 |
Source: Pali Kanon:
Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrines
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