究竟涅槃

Japanese

Kanji in this term
究	竟	涅	槃
く Grade: 3	きょう Hyōgai	ね Hyōgai	はん Hyōgai
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 (kukyō, “excellent, ideal”) +‎ 涅槃 (nehan, “nirvana”).

Noun

究(く)竟(きょう)涅(ね)槃(はん) • (kukyō nehan) ^{←くきやうねはん (kukyau nefan)^?}

(Buddhism) the highest nirvana
Synonym: 大般涅槃 (daihatsunehan)