In Theravada the ultimate goal is the cessation of the mental defilements and the attainment of the sublime state of Nirvana , achieved by practicing the Noble Eightfold Path (also known as the Middle Way), thus escaping what is seen as a cycle of suffering and rebirth .
Eka Theravada, nkutlunya lowu kulu iku hetisisa kleshas na kufikelela ndzhawu leyi nene ya Nirvana, leswi kumekaka hi ku landzelela ndlela leyi nene ya swiyenge swa nhungu (leyi thlelaka yitiviwa tani hi ndlela yale xikarhi), hindlela yeleyo, vakota ku papalata ndzendzeleko wa ku xaniseka.