Word: nirvanah
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What has given Buddha his great influence, is not so much the theory which he propounded as the beautiful, mild life which he practiced. When men asked what the Nirvanah was to be, and what was the explanation of existence, he would answer, "Do not discuss what Nirvanah is; it is the going out from your souls of the fires of passion and lust." Thus he brought his questioners down to the practical duties of life. When we see how good and lovable a man he was and how he tried to make men better, both in his time...