[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v7.c91.103 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.103 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c91.103 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c91.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91.103) ¹⁵¹⁵ That destruction of desires is \*nirvāṇa\* is stated in Ratanasutta 14 and the simile mentioned is that of a lamp being extinguished (by lack of oil) - [Previous: v7.c91.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91.102) - [Next: v7.c91.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91.104) - [Up: v7.c91](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c91.103) · Pramāṇa