Salvation
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Salvation is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion, salvation generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from a state of ignorance or perpetual harm. Th
Allegory of Salvation by Antonius Heusler (c. 1555). National Museum, Warsaw.
Allegory of Salvation by Wolf Huber (c. 1543). Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Nirvana
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Nirvana, in the Indian religions, is the concept of an individual's passions being extinguished as the ultimate state of salvation, release, or liberation from suffering and from the cycle of birth an
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…can be attained by sādhanā, literally 'means of accomplishing something'. It includes a variety of disciplines, such as yoga and dhyana (meditation). Nirvana is the profound peace of mind that is acquired with moksha. In Buddhism and Jainism, it is the state of being free from suffering. In Hindu philosophy…
Traditional mural painting depicting Gautama Buddha entering parinirvana. Dharma assembly pavilion, Wat Botum Wattey Reacheveraram, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Kalpasutra folio on Mahavira Nirvana. Note the crescent shaped Siddhashila, a place where all siddhas reside after nirvana.
Rishabhanatha, believed to have lived millions of years ago, was the first Tirthankara to attain nirvana.