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nibbāna
nibbāna
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- निब्बान (Devanagari script)
- නිබ්බාන (Sinhalese script)
- နိဗ္ဗာန (Burmese script)
- និព្ពាន (Khmer script)
- นิพฺพาน (Thai script)
Noun
nibbāna n
- (Buddhism) nirvana
Declension
Declension table of "nibbāna" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | nibbānaṃ | nibbānāni |
| Accusative (second) | nibbānaṃ | nibbānāni |
| Instrumental (third) | nibbānena | nibbānehi or nibbānebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | nibbānassa or nibbānāya or nibbānatthaṃ | nibbānānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | nibbānasmā or nibbānamhā or nibbānā | nibbānehi or nibbānebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | nibbānassa | nibbānānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | nibbānasmiṃ or nibbānamhi or nibbāne | nibbānesu |
| Vocative (calling) | nibbāna | nibbānāni |
Usage notes
The word nibbāna takes on many synonyms and epithets in Pali literature, and thus it can be referred to in ways besides nibbāna.