Nirvana (disambiguation)

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Nirvana is a concept in Indian religious traditions.

Nirvana may also refer to:

Philosophical concepts

• Nirvana (Buddhism)
• Nirvana (Jainism)

Biology

• Nirvana (leafhopper), a leafhopper genus established by Kirkaldy in 1900
• Nirvana, a butterfly genus established in 1979, now known as Nirvanopsis

Ships

• USS Nirvana (SP-706), later USS SP-706, a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission in 1917 and from 1918 to 1919
• USS Nirvana II (SP-204), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918

Music

• Nirvana (band), a grunge music band, USA (1987–1994)
• Nirvana (British band), a UK-based rock band (1967–present)
• Nirvana 2002, a Swedish death metal band (1988–1991)

Albums

• Nirvana (Charles Lloyd album), 1968
• Nirvana (Bucky Pizzarelli album), 1995
• Nirvana (Herbie Mann and the Bill Evans Trio album), 1962
• Nirvana (Nirvana album), a hits compilation album of the US band
• Nirvana (EP), by Sam Smith

Songs

• "Nirvana" (Elbosco song), a 1995 song by Elbosco
• "Nirvana" (Elemeno P song), a 2002 song by Elemeno P
• "Nirvana", a 1985 song by The Cult from Love

Other creative works

• Nirvana (film), a 1997 Italian science fiction movie
• "Nirvana" (poem), a poem by Charles Bukowski, first published in 1991

Fictional elements

• Mechanus, also known as Nirvana, a Lawful Neutral spiritually aligned outer plane in Dungeons & Dragons
• Nirvana, a fictional spaceship in the anime series Vandread

Other

• Mount Nirvana, the unofficial name of the highest mountain in the Northwest Territories, Canada
• NEdit, the "Nirvana editor", a text editor for the X Window System