Quote Originally Posted by DSX 1
And also obviously, escape from nirvana?

So the objective is to basically 'not exist?'

The point of existence is to not exist.
Its being beyond such frail human things as words.

It is a state that is free from any mind-contaminants (kilesa) such as lust, anger or craving; a state of perfect peace unobstructed by psychological conditioning (sankhara). All forms of craving are extinguished such that one is no longer subject to human suffering (dukkha) or further states of rebirths in the samsara.
"There is that dimension where there is neither earth, nor water, nor fire, nor wind; neither dimension of the infinitude of space, nor dimension of the infinitude of consciousness, nor dimension of nothingness, nor dimension of neither perception nor non-perception; neither this world, nor the next world, nor sun, nor moon. And there, I say, there is neither coming, nor going, nor stasis; neither passing away nor arising: without stance, without foundation, without support [mental object]. This, just this, is the end of stress."
When a person who has realized Nirvāṇa dies, his death is referred as his parinirvāṇa, his fully passing away, as his life was his last link to the cycle of death and rebirth (samsara), and he will not be reborn again. Buddhism holds that the ultimate goal and end of samsaric existence (of ever "becoming" and "dying" and never truly being) is realization of Nirvāṇa; what happens to a person after his parinirvāṇa cannot be explained adequately, as it is outside of all conceivable experience of this world
There are a few excerpts from wiki. I think that may explain it a bit better for you.

Also, I think its worth noting that I am not Buddhist, I am just trying to explain it as best as I can from an outside perspective.
imitator Reviewed by imitator on . buddhism and weed hi there im just starting to 'dabble' in weed and stuff, and was wondering, is it wrong to smoke weed if you are a buddhist? i'm the son of 2 catholic parents, but im a buddhist (dont ask long story lol) so if there any buddhist stoners here, :P and if ive caused offense to anyone atall by linking buddhism with weed im sorry, just wondering if i should continue :) Rating: 5