noun
nirvana; supreme enlightenment
Buddhist term for the ultimate state of liberation from suffering and the cycle of rebirth.
仏教では、涅槃は苦しみからの解脱を意味する。
In Buddhism, nirvana means liberation from suffering.
noun
death (of Buddha); passing into nirvana
Specifically refers to the death of the Buddha or, by extension, the death of a revered monk. Often used in the phrase 涅槃に入る.
お釈迦様は涅槃に入られた。
The Buddha passed into nirvana.
From Sanskrit nirvāṇa, meaning 'blown out' or 'extinguished', referring to the extinguishing of desire and suffering.