We must not forget that the dharma the Buddha reached was a twofold understanding.
It includes the "stilling of inclinations" and the "fading away of reactivity," which are synonymous with "nirvana."
In one of the Connected Discourses (Samyutta Nikaya), the Buddha succinctly defines nirvana as the "ending of desire, ending of hatred, ending of confusion."
The ending does not mean desire, hatred, and confusion are over for the Practitioner or that they will not occur again. The Dharma is a practice. We observe, are aware, and practice to not allow these three poisons to arise and to work at their expiration if or when they do arise
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