入にゅう滅めつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

entering Nirvana; death of a holy person

Buddhist term for the passing of a Buddha, high priest, or saint into Nirvana. Used in religious contexts; not for ordinary death.

• 釈しゃ迦かは80歳さいで入にゅう滅めつしたと伝つたえられている。

  It is said that Shakyamuni entered Nirvana at the age of 80.

• 高こう僧そうの入にゅう滅めつを悼いたみ、多おおくの人ひとが集あつまった。

  Many people gathered to mourn the passing of the high priest.