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Nirvana ( neer-VAH-nə, -⁠VAN-ə, nur-; Sanskrit: निर्वाण nirvāṇa [nɪrʋaːɳɐ]; Pali: nibbāna; Prakrit: ṇivvāṇa; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lamp) is a concept in the Indian religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism that refers to the extinguishing of the passions which is the ultimate state of salvational release and the liberation from duḥkha ('suffering') and saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and rebirth.

In Indian religions, nirvana is synonymous with moksha and mukti. All Indian religions assert it to be a state of perfect quietude, freedom, highest happiness as well as the liberation from attachment and worldly suffering and the ending of samsara, the round of existence. However, non-Buddhist and Buddhist traditions describe these terms for liberation differently. In Hindu philosophy, it is the union of or the realization of the identity of Atman with Brahman, depending on the Hindu tradition. In Jainism, nirvana is also the soteriological goal, representing the release of a soul from karmic bondage and samsara. In Buddhism, nirvana refers to the abandonment of the 10 fetters, marking the end of rebirth by stilling the "fires" that keep the process of rebirth going.

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Title	Speaker	Date
Meal Chant Serial: BZ-00810A Saturday Lecture Chanting, Nirvana, Perfect Wisdom, Lotus Sutra, Offering, Buddha Nature, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00749 Eight Awarenesses, Lecture Eight Awarenesses, Eight Awarenesses, Nirvana, Eight Aspects, Mindfulness, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 15 1996
Eight Awarenesses of an Enlightened Being Serial: BZ-00811B Saturday Lecture Eight Awarenesses, Parinirvana, Eight Awarenesses, Nirvana, Samadhi, Nirvana Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 11 1996 Berkeley Zen Center
ial No. 00785 Serial: BZ-00785 Evening lecture 3 found in rohatsu tapes 1996 Big Mind, First Principle, Ego, Evil, Light-and-Darkness, Buddha Nature, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1996
Samadhi and Prajna Serial: BZ-00786A Evening Lecture 1 sesshin in rohatsu tapes Samadhi, Attachment, Mundane Life, Posture, Non-attachment, Sixth Patriarch,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1996
Serial 00786, Side B Intuition, Karmic Consequences, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Continuous Practice, Big...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	1996
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00815B Rohatsu Day 6 Discrimination, Vow, Six Realms, Bodhisattva Vow, Heart Sutra, Non-discrimination,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 08 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00817A Rohatsu Day 2 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Karma, Evil, Nirvana, Impermanence, Family Practice,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
The Double Bind of Practice Serial: BZ-00825A Saturday Lecture Practice, Nirvana, Emotions, resistance, Happiness, Impermanence, Attachment, Aspects...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 19 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00745B Lecture Nirvana, Samsara, Duality, Precepts, Dependent Origination, Bodhisattva Precepts, Non...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 12 1995 2 of 4 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Metta Sutta Serial: BZ-00830B Saturday Lecture Metta Sutta, Anger, Birth-and-Death, Buddha Nature, Peace, Nirvana, Gratitude,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 01 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Parinirvana and Our Own Death Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana Sutra, Darkness and Light, Light...	Fu Nancy Schroeder	Feb 11 1995 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra, Last Section Serial: BZ-00949 Rohatsu Day 7 Heart Sutra, Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 10 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00950A Rohatsu Day 6 Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, causation, Subject-and-Object, Karma, Lotus...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 09 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Comments on Segaki Ceremony: Mahayana Approach to Demons and Practice Serial: BZ-00956B Lecture Demons, Offering, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra, Aspects of Practice, Nirvana, Vow, Karma,...	Maylie Scott	Nov 05 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Renunciation Serial: BZ-00956A Saturday Lecture Renunciation, Anger, Renunciation, Nirvana, Ego, Daily Life, Greed, Right Effort,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 29 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00738 Lecture Samadhi, Big Mind, Silence, Bell, Happiness, Continuous Practice, Birth-and-Death,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 05 1994 San Francisco Zen Center
Perfection of Wisdom Serial: BZ-00232 Class 5 of 5 Intimacy, Perfect Wisdom, Impermanence, Nirvana, Don't Know Mind, Chanting,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 21 1994 5 Berkeley Zen Center
Perfection of Wisdom Serial: BZ-00230 Class 3 of 5 Perfect Wisdom, Six Realms, Evil, Nirvana, Constancy, Right Effort, Lotus Sutra,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Apr 07 1994 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Perfection of Wisdom Serial: BZ-00229 Class 2 of 5 Perfect Wisdom, Dragons, Nirvana, Heart Sutra, Vimalakirti, Precepts, Anger, Right...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Mar 31 1994 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Perfection of Wisdom Serial: BZ-00228 Class 1 of 5 Perfect Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Birth-and-Death, Lotus Sutra,...	Hozan Alan Senauke and Laurie Senauke	Mar 24 1994 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Platform Sutra Serial: BZ-00557 Class 7 of 10 Evil, Big Mind, Discrimination, Buddha Nature, Hindrances, Five Ranks, Nirvana, Soto...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 04 1994 7 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Parinirvana Sutra and Suzuki Roshi’s Legacy Serial: BZ-00980B Lecture Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Precepts, Nirvana, Impermanence, Daily Life, Tassajara...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Feb 12 1994 Berkeley Zen Center
Lotus Sutra Serial: BZ-00224 Class 4 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Chanting, Birth-and-Death, Lineage, Nirvana, Composure, Six Realms,...	Maylie Scott	Feb 02 1994 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Lotus Sutra Serial: BZ-00221 Class 3 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Big Mind, Avalokiteshvara, Nirvana, Addiction, Heart Sutra, Bowing,...	Maylie Scott	Jan 27 1994 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Maha Mangala Sutta Serial: BZ-00220 From the October 1993 newsletter: This year's study program moves from basic Buddhist images, to early Sutras, Mahayana, and Zen. The second class in this series... Nirvana, Religion, Daily Life, Happiness, Evil, Liberation, Silence, Interview,...	Piyasilo	Nov 18 1993 4 of 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukan Zazen-gi: Dust and Cataracts are the Flowers of Emptiness Serial: BZ-00654A Lecture Anger, Instruction, Emotions, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Concentration,...	Gil Fronsdal	Jul 24 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism Serial: BZ-00263 Class 1 of 6 Four Noble Truths, Culture, Nirvana, Religion, Karma, Enthusiasm, Anger, Hindrances,...	Ron Nestor	Mar 11 1993 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana; The Eight Admonitions Serial: BZ-00286A One-Day Sitting Parinirvana, Admonitions, Eight Awarenesses, Lay, Concentration, Right Effort, Eight...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
The First Noble Truth, The Three Kinds of Suffering Serial: BZ-00648B The Suffering of Impermanence, Saturday Lecture Impermanence, Four Noble Truths, Bodhisattva Vow, Attachment, Impermanence, Emotions...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 06 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #5 Serial: BZ-00647B Saturday Lecture BCR-5, First Principle, Duality, Sixth Patriarch, Platform Sutra, Nirvana, Samsara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 23 1993 Berkeley Zen Center
Shakyamuni Buddha Serial: BZ-00645B Lecture Concentration, Nirvana, Culture, Buddha Nature, Attachment, Beginners, Posture,...	Ron Nestor	Dec 12 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Sutta Nippatta: Early Teaching of Nonattachment to View, Self; Attentiveness to Actual and Ideal Serial: BZ-00634B Lecture Mindfulness, Demons, Nirvana Sutra, Commitment, Liberation, Bell, Nirvana, Posture,...	Gil Fronsdal	Aug 08 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-00709B Sesshin Day 2 Genjokoan, Buddha Nature, Duality, Samsara, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 25 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan’s Five Ranks: Basic Overview Serial: BZ-00607 Class 2 of 4 Tozan, Dongshan, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Lotus Sutra, Karma, Emotions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 21 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Transmission of Light Serial: BZ-00213 Class 2 of 5 true dharma, Transmission, Nirvana, Dharma Transmission, Buddha Nature, Manjushri,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 13 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Zazen Instruction Serial: BZ-00680B First Friday Zazen, Posture, Beginners, Teacher-and-Student, Daily Life, Concentration, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Lotus Sutra; Forms Serial: BZ-00678A Lecture Lotus Sutra, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Perfect Wisdom, Bodhisattva Vow, Dragons...	Maylie Scott	Mar 21 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Giving and Taking, Empty Ground Manifests; No Future Serial: BZ-00677A Inaction of Action, Action in Inaction, Sesshin Day 1 Giving-and-Taking, Teacher-and-Student, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Daily Life, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 17 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
One Treasure Serial: BZ-00958A One-Day Sitting Teacher-and-Student, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, causation, Ego...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 14 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Lankavatara and Lotus Sutras Serial: BZ-00651 Class 2 of 6 Lotus Sutra, Buddha Nature, Mahayana, Nirvana, Karma, Eight Awarenesses, Heart Sutra...	Maylie Scott	Mar 12 1992 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Early Zen: Heart Sutra, Rise of Mahayana Serial: BZ-00650 Class 1 of 6 Perfect Wisdom, Mahayana, Heart Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana, Continuous Practice,...	Maylie Scott	Mar 05 1992 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Introduction to Buddhism: Personal History Serial: BZ-00282 Class 1 of 5 Four Noble Truths, Lay, Renunciation, Religion, Lineage, Fasting, Dependent...	Fran Tribe	Jan 16 1992 1 Berkeley Zen Center
All We Have to Do is Wash Our Bowl Serial: BZ-00682A Saturday Lecture Bell, Interview, Instruction, training, Big Mind, Conversation, Duality, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 04 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00729 Class Three, Class Ego, Pure Existence, Precious Mirror, Absolute-and-Relative, Ordinary Mind, Monastic...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 17 1991 III Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Book of Serenity: Case #91 Serial: BZ-00714A More of Dreams, Sesshin Day 2 SER-91, First Principle, Dream World, Subject-and-Object, Dragons, Buddha Nature,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 01 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #43 Serial: BZ-00970A Tozan's "Neither Hot Nor Cold", One-Day Sitting Tozan, BCR-43, Absolute-and-Relative, Five Ranks, Samsara, Nirvana, training, Enemies...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 14 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
What is Sesshin? Serial: BZ-00967B Sesshin Day 4 Sesshin, Pure Existence, Building, Peace, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Karma, Happiness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 29 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00689A Eight Aspects of an Enlightened Being, One-Day Sitting Parinirvana, Eight Aspects, Nirvana, Eight Aspects, Concentration, Duality, Greed,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 16 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Genjokoan Serial: BZ-01517B Mindfulness of Forms, Rohatsu Day 3 Mindfulness, Instruction, Offering, Dogen, Composure, Bowing, Duality, Samsara,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1990 Berkeley Zen Center

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