Nirodha

Nirodha ( pali 'to go out') denotes in Buddhism :

• the " truth of the extinction of suffering " ( dukkhanirodhasaccam )
• the "state of extinction " ( nirodhāsamāpatti ) in the nine-stage variant ( anupubba nirodha ) of samatha practice
• one of the " 18 forms of clairvoyance " ( nirodhānupassanā ) in Vipassana practice

Nirodha means in yoga :

• the state of " mental calm " ( citta vritti nirodha )

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.