涅槃

Chinese
phonetic
simp. and trad.
(涅槃)		 涅 槃
variant forms 泥洹

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
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

Noun

涅槃

  1. (Buddhism) nirvana

Synonyms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (涅槃):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
涅 槃
ね
Hyōgaiji		 はん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 涅槃 (MC net̚ buɑn), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”),[1][2] or Pali nibbāna.

Pronunciation

Noun

涅槃 (hiragana ねはん, rōmaji 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 (Butsu-nehan): 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

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)会 (え) (Nehan-e), 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)講 (‐こう) (Nehan‐kō), 仏 (ぶつ)涅槃 (ね)忌 (はんき) (Butsu-nehan-ki)
  • 涅槃 (ねはん)原則 (げんそく) (nehan gensoku)
  • 涅槃 (ねはん)寂静 (じゃくじょう) (nehan jakujō)
  • 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)宗 (しゅう) (Nehan-shū)
  • 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)図 (ず) (Nehan-zu), 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)絵 (え) (Nehan-e)
  • 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)像 (ぞう) (nehan-zō)
  • 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)西 (にし) (nehan nishi), 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)西風 (にしかぜ) (nehan nishikaze)
  • 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)門 (もん) (nehan-mon)
  • 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)雪 (ゆき) (nehan yuki)
  • 有 (う)余 (よ)涅 (ね)槃 (はん) (uyo nehan)
  • 究 (く)竟 (きょう)涅 (ね)槃 (はん) (kukyō nehan)
  • 生 (しょう)死 (じ)即 (そく)涅 (ね)槃 (はん) (shōji-soku nehan)
  • 大般 (だいはつ)涅 (ね)槃 (はん)経 (ぎょう) (Daihatsu Nehan-gyō), 涅 (ね)槃 (はん)経 (ぎょう) (Nehan-gyō, “Nirvana Sutra”)
  • 入 (にゅう)涅 (ね)槃 (はん) (nyūnehan)
  • 仏 (ぶつ)涅 (ね)槃 (はん) (Butsu-nehan)
  • 法 (ほっ)華 (け)涅 (ね)槃 (はん)時 (じ) (Hokke Nehan-ji)
  • 無 (む)余 (よ)涅 (ね)槃 (はん) (muyo nehan)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 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
Hán tự in this word
涅槃

Noun

涅槃

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