Word: nirvana
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...Safran painted representations of Buddha based on actual figures from four different countries, placing them on a background of the traditional Buddhist robe. At the top is the reclining Buddha in the Shwe Dagon pagoda in Rangoon, Burma, a 28-ft.-long, 19th century figure representing the attainment of nirvana. (For a look at the other side of this Buddha, see the photograph above.) The dominating figure in the center of the cover is copied from the Great Buddha of Kamakura, which is perhaps the best-known representation of a Buddha in the world. The 42-ft.-high bronze figure...
...nuns, Buddha was content to be fed by local admirers and once scandalized his band by eating in the home of a courtesan. His last incarnation completed, at 80 Buddha lay down in a sola grove to die, passing out of the endless cycle of life into the great nirvana...
Tenderly, gingerly, with the air of a man who isn't quite sure of himself, wrestling coach Bob Pickett is talking optimistically these days. He talks in terms of an outstanding season for his team; he even hints that this year's squad may achieve the Nirvana of Ivy League wrestlers: victory over Cornell...
...score, and the opening titles would win an Academy award, if Oscars were given in that category. The special effects department deserves particular credit, notably for the helicopter and motorboat sequences. All in all, you can't miss by seeing this picture. It's the closest thing to academic nirvana since Dark Passage...
...results for the devout Tantric Buddhist are frenzies of mystical ecstasy. By absorbing the image entirely so that the mind can re-create and understand its every detail, the worshiper has transcended all life, even the image, and is well on his way to nirvana-leaving his art behind...