निरोध
Nirodha
Cessation / Extinction (of suffering)
滅
beginnerCore Dhamma (法)
Grammar 語法
masculine noun (a-stem)
Definition 釋義
The Third Noble Truth — the cessation of suffering through the complete fading away and cessation of craving. Nirodha is the goal of the path: Nibbāna, the state of complete liberation from the cycle of suffering and rebirth. The word comes from ni- (without, cessation) + rodha (obstruction, confinement).
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Idaṃ kho pana, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhaṃ ariyasaccaṃ: yo tassāyeva taṇhāya asesavirāganirodho...
And this, monks, is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering: the complete fading away and cessation of that same craving...
Source: Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, SN 56.11
At a Glance
- Pali
- Nirodha
- IAST
- Nirodha
- Devanagari
- निरोध
- Chinese
- 滅
- Difficulty
- beginner
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