涅槃

niè pán

Dictionary entry

(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die (abbr. for 涅槃那[nie4 pan2 na4])

What does 涅槃 mean?

涅槃 (niè pán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die (abbr. for 涅槃那[nie4 pan2 na4])

Character breakdown

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涅niè(literary) alunite (formerly used as a black dye) · (literary) to dye black 槃pánvariant of 盤|盘 · wooden tray

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