Niryāṇa

niryāṇa (T. nges ’byung ངེས་འབྱུང་ / ངེས་པར་འབྱུང་བ་; C. chuli 出離). Definite emergence or release from saṃsāra; also a term for renunciation.

One of the sixteen aspects of the four noble truths.

Also one of the ten points that define the knowledge of all aspects.

The Princeton Dictionary states:

In the context of the four noble truths (catvāry āryasatyāni), it is an aspect of the third “truth of cessation” (nirodhasatya), where niryāṇa means the definite “escape” from suffering when its cause has been eliminated. In the context of the Mahayana path, niryāṇa involves the final stages of a bodhisattva’s progress (pratipatti) leading to full enlightenment; the Abhisamayālaṃkāra gives a list of eight niryāṇas based on aspects of the final destination.

Tsepak Rigdzin states:

A thought of definite release from cyclic existence wishing freedom from the cycle of unending sufferings within samsara. A prime necessity for carrying out a pure Dharma practice.

The Berzin Dictionary states:

(1) The definite determination to be free of samsara and to gain liberation, and with which one is willing to give up true suffering and true causes. Also translated as "determination to be free."

(2) In Theravada, the mental factor to give up all attachment to worldly possessions, social status, and even one's body. When conjoined with a bodhichitta aim, it becomes a far-reaching attitude.

Sources

• Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University