noun
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra; Nirvana Sutra
A major Mahayana Buddhist scripture; the full title is often shortened to 涅槃経 in context.
大般涅槃経は、仏教の重要な経典の一つです。
The Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra is one of the important Buddhist scriptures.
Often used as a shorter name for the same sutra, but can also refer to the earlier Pali version.
From Chinese 大般涅槃經, a translation of the Sanskrit title Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra.