Chinese edit

phonetic
trad. (涅槃)
simp. #(涅槃)
alternative forms 泥洹
 
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Etymology edit

From Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, blown or put out, extinguished) or Pali nibbāna. Compare Thai นิพพาน (níp-paan).

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (8) (3)
Final () (87) (62)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () IV I
Fanqie
Baxter net ban
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/net̚/ /buɑn/
Pan
Wuyun
/net̚/ /bʷɑn/
Shao
Rongfen
/nɛt̚/ /buɑn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/nɛt̚/ /bwan/
Li
Rong
/net̚/ /buɑn/
Wang
Li
/niet̚/ /buɑn/
Bernard
Karlgren
/niet̚/ /bʱuɑn/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
niè pán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
nit6 pun4

Noun edit

涅槃

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana

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Sino-Xenic (涅槃):

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Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
はん
Hyōgaiji
kan’yōon kan’on
 
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Etymology edit

From Middle Chinese 涅槃 (MC net ban), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, blown or put out, extinguished),[1][2][3][4][5][6] or Pali nibbāna.[1]

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Noun edit

()(はん) (nehan

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana (enlightened experience)
    Synonyms: 寂滅 (jakumetsu), 泥洹 (naion), ニルバーナ (nirubāna)
  2. (Buddhism) Short for 仏涅槃 (butsunehan): the death of the Sakyamuni Buddha
  3. (Buddhism, by extension) death, dying
    Synonyms: 入寂 (nyūjaku), 入涅槃 (nyūnehan), 入滅 (nyūmetsu)
  4. (Buddhism) Short for 涅槃会 (Nehan-e): an annual Buddhist service held on Parinirvana Day

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Proper noun edit

()(はん) (Nehan

  1. Short for 涅槃経 (Nehan-gyō): the Nirvana Sutra

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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 涅槃”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ 涅槃”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ 涅槃”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia)[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
  7. ^ Kido Inoue; Doiku Takeda (2012), Reggie Pawle, Ph.D, editor, Record of Traces and Dreams: the Heart Sutra, iUniverse, →ISBN, page vi

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Hanja in this term

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涅槃 (yeolban) (hangeul 열반)

  1. Hanja form? of 열반 ((Buddhism) nirvana).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

涅槃

  1. chữ Hán form of niết bàn ((Buddhism) nirvana).