Nirvana literally means "blowing out, quenching, becoming extinguished". In early Buddhist texts, it is the state of restraint and self-control that leads to the "blowing out" and the ending of the cycles of sufferings associated with rebirths and redeaths. Many later Buddhist texts describe nirvana as identical with "anatta" with complete "emptiness, nothingness". In some texts, the state is described with greater detail, such as passing through the gate of emptiness ("sunyata") – realising that there is no soul or self in any living being, then passing through the gate of signlessness ("animitta") – realising that nirvana cannot be perceived, and finally passing through the gate of wishlessness ("apranihita") – realising that nirvana is the state of not even wishing for nirvana.