enlightenment

Noun
  1. is a type of: education - knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
    subtypes:
  2. referred to in:
    • hindooism, hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
    • buddhism - the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth
    is a type of: beatification, beatitude, blessedness - a state of supreme happiness
    same as: nirvana
  3. is a type of: reform movement - a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
    is an instance of: age, historic period - an era of history having some distinctive feature
    same as: age of reason

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