[Buddha-l] question: nirvana in early Buddhism

[Dan Lusthaus]

> Please excuse my afflictive ignorance on this topic. I would like to get a
> sense of what is meant by "nirvana" and/or "final cessation" in early
> Buddhism, as derrived from the Pali suttas.

Steven Collins devoted a brilliant, detailed, and comprehensive book to
exactly that question, titled:

Nirvana and Other Buddhist Felicities.

One of the best books on Buddhism to come out in the last fifteen years.

Dan Lusthaus