Nirvanasutra, Nirvāṇasūtra, Nirvana-sutra: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Nirvanasutra means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Shodhganga: Thought of buddha natureas depicted in the Lankavatara-sutraNirvāṇasūtra (निर्वाणसूत्र) is another name for the Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra or “The sūtra of the Great Decease of the Buddha” is the most important sūtra that had a very great and wide influence on the thought of many schools of Chinese Buddhism. The sūtra expounds some of the famous narrative episodes in the final months of the life of the Buddha. [...]
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirvāṇasūtra (निर्वाणसूत्र):—[=nir-vāṇa-sūtra] [from nir-vāṇa > nir-vā] n. Name of [particular] Buddh. Sūtras
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sutra, Nirvana.
Ends with: Mahaparinirvanasutra, Parinirvanasutra.
Full-text: Nirvana Sutra, Nirvanangulimalika, Mahaparinirvanasutra.
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Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XVI - On the Bodhisattva < [Section Two]
Chapter XXVII - On Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (a) < [Section Six]
Chapter XXIII - On Pure Actions (c) < [Section Four]
Flower Adornment Sutra Preface
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
A. The stages of entering the path of Mahayana < [Chapter VI - Going for Refuge]
Part 2 - The special human body < [B. Delineating the nature of the freedoms and favors]
Part 3 - What is to be learned about refuge < [B. The particular objects of refuge]
Buddhacarita (by Charles Willemen)
A House on Fire (by Stephen L. Klick)
The travels of Fa-Hian (400 A.D.) (by Samuel Beal)