Comment by runespoon78 on 22/02/2025 at 01:48 UTC

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View submission: Is nirvana a permanent state?

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wait I always thought that nirvana was the point you reach where you are at balance and peace with everything bad and good, is it specifically extreme good/happiness? and enlightenment is the point where you're at peace with everything?

does that mean that the aim of being a perfect Buddhist is to reach enlightenment specifically, rather than nirvana?

I am kinda new to actually learning about Buddhism, so I apologise if I word anything wrong

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Comment by yeshe_lama at 22/02/2025 at 15:36 UTC

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Nirvana is the aim of individual liberation, complete enlightenment is the aim of the bodhisattvas.