'fading away', detachment; absence of lust,
dispassionateness. Appears frequently together with nirodha, 'cessation'
According to Com., it may mean
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(1) the momentary destruction of phenomena, or
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(2) the ultimate 'fading away', i.e. Nibbāna.
In the aforementioned two contemplations, it means the
understanding of both, and the path attained by such understanding.

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