The difference between Nirvana and Paradise
When used as nouns, nirvana means complete cessation of suffering, whereas paradise means heaven.
Paradise is also verb with the meaning: to affect or exalt with visions of felicity.
check bellow for the other definitions of Nirvana and Paradise
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Nirvana as a noun (Buddhism):
Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
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Nirvana as a noun (non-Buddhist colloquial usage):
State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.
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Paradise as a noun (chiefly, religion):
Heaven; the abode of sanctified souls after death.
Examples:
"Living in paradise comes with a price."
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Paradise as a noun (figuratively):
A very pleasant place.
Examples:
"an island paradise in the Caribbean"
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Paradise as a noun (figuratively):
A very positive experience.
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Paradise as a noun (architecture):
An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, such as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
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Paradise as a noun:
A churchyard or cemetery.
Examples:
"rfquotek Oxf. Gloss"
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Paradise as a noun (slang):
The upper gallery in a theatre.
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Paradise as a verb:
To affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to bewitch.
Examples:
"rfquotek Marston"