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Nirvana vs Utopia - What's the difference?

nirvana | utopia |

As nouns the difference between nirvana and utopia

is that nirvana is complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience while utopia is a world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.

As a proper noun Utopia is

the satirical treatise on government by Sir Thomas More, from which the term {{term|utopia}} was coined.

nirvana

English

Noun

(-)
  • (Buddhism) complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
  • (non-Buddhist colloquial usage) state of paradise; heightened or great pleasure.
  • Anagrams

    * *

    utopia

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-05-10
  • , author=Audrey Garric , title=Urban canopies let nature bloom , volume=188, issue=22, page=30 , magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) citation , passage=As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.}}

    Antonyms

    * dystopia

    Derived terms

    * utopian

    See also

    * heaven * paradise ----