Enlightenment

The English term enlightenment is used to translate several Buddhist terms and concepts, most notably:

• nirvana - literally, "to be extinguished," meaning the extinction of craving (tanha); this is the earliest and most common term used to describe the goal of the Buddhist path
• bodhi - awakening, supreme knowledge; "through bodhi, one awakens from the sleep of ignorance, and comprehends the four truths"
• buddhahood - the completely awakened state of a buddha