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涅槃

nièpán

ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄆㄢˊ

  1. 1(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die (abbr. for 涅槃那[nie4 pan2 na4])
Example

衛塞節是佛教的一個節日,紀念佛陀的誕生、成道和涅槃。

wèi sāi jié shì Fójiào de yíge jiérì jìniàn Fótuó de dànshēng chéngdào hàn nièpán

Vesak is a Buddhist holiday which celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha.

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