涅槃

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Chinese

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

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

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 涅 槃
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 泥 (8) 並 (3)
Final (韻) 屑 (87) 桓 (62)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) IV I
Fanqie 奴結切 薄官切
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

涅槃

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana

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Sino-Xenic (涅槃):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
涅 槃
ね
Hyōgai 		はん
Hyōgai
kan'yōon kan'on
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Etymology

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]

Pronunciation

Noun

涅(ね)槃(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

涅(ね)槃(はん) • (Nehan) 

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

See also

References

  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”)‎ (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, Tokyo: 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”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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”)‎ (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

Korean

Hanja in this term
涅槃

Noun

涅槃 • (yeolban) (hangeul 열반)

  1. hanja form? of 열반 (“(Buddhism) nirvana”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
涅槃

Noun

涅槃

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