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In Buddhism, parinirvana (Sanskrit: parinirvāṇa; Pali: parinibbāna) describes the state entered after death by someone who has attained nirvana during their lifetime. It implies a release from Saṃsāra, karma and rebirth as well as the dissolution of the skandhas.
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In the Buddhist view, when an ordinary person dies and their physical body disintegrates, the person's consciousness passes onto a new birth in one of the six realms of samsara. (The realm of re-birth is determined by the unresolved karma associate with that consciousness.) However, when a person attains nirvana during their lifetime, they are libe...
Accounts of the Buddha's own parinirvāṇa are found in a wide range of Buddhist literature. Two of the most well-known accounts are found in: 1. Mahaparinibbana Sutta of the Pali tradition 2. Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra of the Sanskrit tradition
Dharmachakra Translation Committee (2024), The Four Boys’ Absorption, 84000 Reading RoomThe Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (Sanskrit; traditional Chinese: 大般涅槃經; pinyin: Dàbānnièpán-jīng; Japanese: Daihatsunehan-gyō, Tibetan: མྱ ངནལས་དསཀྱི མྡོ; Vietnamese: Kinh Đại Bát Niết Bàn) or Nirvana Sutra for short, is an influential Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture of the Buddha-nature class. [note 1][1] The original title of the sutra was Mahāp...
Parinirvana Day, or Nirvana Day is a Mahayana Buddhist holiday celebrated in East Asia, Vietnam and the Philippines. By some it is celebrated on 8 February, but by most on the 15 February. [1] In Bhutan, it is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the fourth month of the Bhutanese calendar.
In Buddhism, parinirvana (Sanskrit — Pali: Parinibbana — Chinese: 般涅槃; Pinyin: bō niè pán) is the final nirvana, traditionally understood to be within reach only upon the death of someone who attained complete enlightenment.
Aug 19, 2018 · Parinirvana Day — or Nirvana Day — is observed primarily by Mahayana Buddhists, most commonly on February 15th. The day commemorates the death of the historical Buddha and his entry into final or complete Nirvana. Nirvana Day is a time for contemplation of the Buddha’s teachings.
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Feb 15, 2021 · Parinirvana, the death of the Buddha Shakyamuni, is commemorated by a ceremony in mid-February in most Buddhist communities throughout the world. The Buddha gave several important teachings right before his death, and there is teaching contained in the very manner and fact of his passing.
