Word Meaning 涅槃

ねはん nehan

涅槃 is read as ねはん (nehan) and means death.

Meaning

English

death
death of Buddha
nirvana
supreme enlightenment

Reading

Kana

ねはん

Romaji

nehan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

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Related Vocabulary

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涅槃会

ねはんえ

Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)

涅槃経

ねはんぎょう

Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra

涅槃西風

ねはんにし

wind blowing on the day of the Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (15th day of the 2nd month)

涅槃原則

ねはんげんそく

Nirvana principle

涅槃像

ねはんぞう

image of the Buddha entering nirvana

涅槃雪

ねはんゆき

last snows

涅槃寂静

ねはんじゃくじょう

enlightenment leads to serenity

般涅槃

はつねはん

parinirvana

仏涅槃

ぶつねはん

Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)

大般涅槃経

だいはつねはんぎょう

Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra

仏涅槃忌

ぶつねはんき

Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)