Nirvana (;, ; Prakrit: णिव्वाण, ; ;, Mandarin: nièpán, Cantonese: nihppùhn; }};, yeolban;, nibpan; ; ; ); is a Sanskrit word that literally means "to cease blowing" (as when a candle flame ceases to flicker) and/or extinguishing (that is, of the passions). It is a sramana philosophical concept, used by the Jains and the Buddhists, to describe the enlightenment and liberation of their respective teachers. Nibbāna is a w… (More on Nirvana)