涅槃

Chinese
phonetic
trad. (涅槃) 涅 槃
simp. #(涅槃) 涅 槃
alternative 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
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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (涅槃):

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

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

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 涅(ね)槃(はん)会(え) (Nehan-e)
  • 涅(ね)槃(はん)絵(え) (Nehan-e)
  • 涅(ね)槃(はん)経(ぎょう) (Nehan-gyō)
  • 涅(ね)槃(はん)原(げん)則(そく) (nehan gensoku)
  • 涅(ね)槃(はん)講(‐こう) (Nehan‐kō)
  • 涅(ね)槃(はん)寂(じゃく)静(じょう) (nehan jakujō)
  • 涅(ね)槃(はん)宗(しゅう) (Nehan-shū)
  • 涅(ね)槃(はん)図(ず) (Nehanzu)
  • 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(にし)風(かぜ) (nehan nishikaze)
  • 涅(ね)槃(はん)門(もん) (nehanmon)
  • 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)
  • 入(にゅう)涅(ね)槃(はん) (nyūnehan)
  • 仏(ぶつ)涅(ね)槃(はん) (butsunehan)
  • 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)

Proper noun

涅(ね)槃(はん) • (Nehan) 

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

See also

References
  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, 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”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  5. 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”)‎ (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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