究竟涅槃

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
きょう
Hyōgaiji

Hyōgaiji
はん
Hyōgaiji
goon kan'yōon kan'on

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 究竟涅槃 (MC kjuwH kjaengH net ban), itself a translation of Sanskrit निष्ठा निर्वाण (niṣṭhā nirvāṇa).

Equivalent to 究竟(くきょう) (kukyō, excellent, ideal) + 涅槃(ねはん) (nehan, nirvana).

Noun

()(きょう)()(はん) (kukyō nehan

  1. (Buddhism) the highest nirvana
    Synonym: 般涅槃 (daihatsunehan)