Nirvana (Sanskrit; Pali: "Nibbāna") means "cessation", "extinction" (of craving and ignorance and therefore suffering and the cycle of involuntary rebirths (saṃsāra)), "extinguished", "quieted", "calmed"; it is also known as "Awakening" or "Enlightenment" in the West. The term for anybody who has achieved nirvana, including the Buddha, is arahant. COUNT 3
QSN1 What term means cessation? ANS1 Nirvana QSN2 What term means awakening? ANS2 nirvana QSN3 What is the term for someone who has achieved nirvana? ANS3 arahant