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涅槃原則 (ねはんげんそく, nehangensoku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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In Freudian theory, the Nirvana principle refers to a return to an inorganic state beyond the pleasure principle.
Kanji 原 meadow, original, primitive Related words 快かい 感かん 原げん 則そく The pleasure principle, which seeks immediate gratification, while the Nirvana principle aims at the complete elimination of tension.
死し の 本ほん 能のう The death instinct, closely related to the Nirvana principle but more broadly encompassing aggressive and self-destructive drives.
Etymology Compound of 涅槃 (nehan, 'nirvana') and 原則 (gensoku, 'principle'), translating Freud's German term 'Nirwanaprinzip'.
