Concept

Parinirvana

Overview

in Buddhism, the final bliss of an enlightened being

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Parinirvana

• Buddhism
• The Buddha
• Makkhali Gosala

Related ideas

• Nirvana (Buddhism)
• Karma
• Sarvastivada
• Saṃsāra
• Kamakura period
• Nirvana
• Sanskrit
• Mahayana
• Theravada
• Dharmakāya
• Buddhism
• The Buddha
• Pali
• Rebirth (Buddhism)
• Gandhara
• Mahāsāṃghika
• Buddha-nature
• Ātman (Buddhism)
• Buddhacharita

Opposing perspectives

• Mahākāśyapa

Place in the tradition

Part of Buddhist philosophy.

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