Question

Is enlightenment the same as Nirvana in Buddhism

Answer 1

Essentially, Nirvana is a part of the Enlightenment. It’s the blissful part.

Answer 2

it is the goal of the Noble Eightfold Path. The Buddha is believed in the Buddhist scholastic tradition to have realized two types of nirvana, one at enlightenment, and another at his death. ... In the Buddhist tradition, nirvana is described as the extinguishing of the fires that cause rebirths and associated suffering.