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**Ztcgtqvb** · 08-07-2011, 11:55 PM

Thanks FBM. I also found the following comment from Ajahn Buddhadasa -

"The word "nibbana" means "cool." Back when it was just an ordinary word which people used in their homes it also meant "cool."

When it is used as Dhamma language, in a religious context, it still means "cool," but refers to cool from the fires of defilement (kilesa), while in the common people's usage it means cool from physical fires."

http://www.budsas.org/ebud/ebdha013.htm

08-07-2011, 11:55 PM	#4
Ztcgtqvb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 528 Senior Member	Thanks FBM. I also found the following comment from Ajahn Buddhadasa - "The word "nibbana" means "cool." Back when it was just an ordinary word which people used in their homes it also meant "cool." When it is used as Dhamma language, in a religious context, it still means "cool," but refers to cool from the fires of defilement (kilesa), while in the common people's usage it means cool from physical fires." http://www.budsas.org/ebud/ebdha013.htm
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