Characteristics of Nirvana?

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Tirisilex
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Characteristics of Nirvana?

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Are these characteristics of Nirvana? Omniscience, Omnipotence, and Omnipresence? are there other things I'm missing?
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Tirisilex wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 1:54 am Are these characteristics of Nirvana? Omniscience, Omnipotence, and Omnipresence? are there other things I'm missing?
none of the above.
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What are the characteristics of Nirvana?
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This kind of answers my question:
"While no Buddha is a creator of the universe or its suffering, as they are naturally and collectively and individually sustained by the karma we create, the Buddhas have perfect compassion (omnibenevolence) for all beings and wisdom (omniscience) of all physical and mental phenomena. Although they do not have boundless power (omnipotence) to eradicate all suffering in one go, they are nevertheless the most powerful ones possible – with immeasurable meritorious virtues and inconceivable supernormal powers from total mastery of their minds. "
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Nirvana, alone - is peace.

One of the four seals.
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Tirisilex wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:59 am What are the characteristics of Nirvana?
One characteristic is it's beyond characteristics.
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Tirisilex wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:04 am This kind of answers my question:
"While no Buddha is a creator of the universe or its suffering, as they are naturally and collectively and individually sustained by the karma we create, the Buddhas have perfect compassion (omnibenevolence) for all beings and wisdom (omniscience) of all physical and mental phenomena. Although they do not have boundless power (omnipotence) to eradicate all suffering in one go, they are nevertheless the most powerful ones possible – with immeasurable meritorious virtues and inconceivable supernormal powers from total mastery of their minds. "
No this answers a different question.
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Re: Characteristics of Nirvana?

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http://www.wisdompubs.org/blog/201412/d ... ts-nirvana

HH Dalai Lama on the 4 aspects of Nirvana.

BTW, it sounds more like you're asking about the qualities of the trikaya or of the 6 or 10 powers of a Buddha.

https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/ques ... mniscience
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