NIRVANA

  This, truly, is the Peace, this is the Highest, namely the end of

all formations, the forsaking of every substratum of rebirth, the

fading away of craving: detachment, extinction-Nirvana.

  Enraptured with lust, enraged with anger, blinded by delusion,

overwhelmed, with mind ensnared, man aims at his own ruin, at

others' ruin, at the ruin of both parties, and he experiences mental

pain and grief. But, if lust, anger, and delusion are given up, man

aims neither at his own ruin, nor at others' ruin, nor at the ruin

of both parties, and he experiences no mental pain and grief. Thus

is Nirvana immediate, visible in this life, inviting, attractive,

and comprehensible to the wise.

  The extinction of greed, the extinction of anger, the extinction

of delusion: this, indeed, is called Nirvana.