Parent:: [[4 Noble Truths]] Related:: [[Parinibbana|Parinibbāna]] # Nibbāna / Nirvana (Unbinding, Extinguishment, Mind Stilled) ## What is Nibbāna? ### Nibbāna is the Highest "Happiness" ![[Dhp - 15. Sukhavagga#^nibbana-paramam-sukham]] ### Nibbana is "Unborn" and "Unconditioned" ![[Sankhata#^asankhata-sutta]] ## 4 Ways to reach Nibbāna (Through Vimutti) ![[MN43 Mahāvedallasutta#^vimutti-1-metta]] ![[MN43 Mahāvedallasutta#^vimutti-2-nothingness]] ![[MN43 Mahāvedallasutta#^vimutti-3-emptiness]] ![[MN43 Mahāvedallasutta#^vimutti-4-animitta]] ^e1fe21 ## Liberation by Heart (Cetovimutti) and Wisdom (Paññāvimutti) ![[DN16 Mahāparinibbānasutta#^8d5174]] ![[Arahat#^4-types]] ## What one experiences in Vimutti? ![[MN44 Cūḷavedallasutta#^9th-jhana-3-contacts]] _(Note: According to [A Manual of Abhidhamma](https://www.budsas.org/ebud/abhisgho/abhis09.htm), the above 3 correspond to seeing anatta, anicca, and dukkha)_ ### End of suffering ![[MN140 Dhātuvibhaṅgasutta#^nibbana-end-of-suffering]] ### End of Identification ![[MN140 Dhātuvibhaṅgasutta#^identification-stops]] ## 5 Opportunities of Vimutti ![[AN5.26 Vimuttāyatanasutta#^5-opportunities]] ## Even Nibbāna can be taken as "Mine" ![[MN1 Mūlapariyāyasutta#^nibbana-mine]] ## Videos - (2024-03-20) How many types of Vimutti or release are there? ([Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XUjmIOjUOQ)) - In-depth explanation on the 6 ways to reach Vimutti ## Notes — Experiencing Nibbāna ![[☸️📒 {Eryu} Dhamma Learnings#2023-10-13 - Experiencing Nibbana]] - https://youtu.be/cQXnW9StdrU?t=3602 ![[{Eryu} Notes on Anapanassatikatha#^2df5e6]] - Through practicing per [[(2023-01-04) Meditation on Advice to Rahula (Per MN62)]] ## Reads - [Cetovimutti pannavimutti and ubhatobhagavimutti](https://buddhistuniversity.net/exclusive_01/Types%20of%20Vimutti%20-%20Lily%20DeSilva.pdf) (by Lily De Silva) - on 3 Types of Vimutti ## Suttas - iti43 Ajātasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/iti43/en/sujato)) - Nibbana — The "unborn" and "unconditioned" Dhamma - Nibbāna can be taken as "mine" - [[MN1 Mūlapariyāyasutta]] - MN102 Pañcattayasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/mn102/en/sujato)) - [[MN140 Dhātuvibhaṅgasutta]] - [[AN5.26 Vimuttāyatanasutta]] - #thief #5-aggregates - [[MN43 Mahāvedallasutta]] ![[Arahat#^different-liberations]]