涅槃像ねはんぞう

noun

image of the Buddha entering nirvana

A Buddhist term referring to a depiction of the historical Buddha (Shakyamuni) at the moment of his death and entry into parinirvana, typically shown reclining on his right side.

• この寺てらには有ゆう名めいな涅槃像ねはんぞうが安あん置ちされている。

  A famous image of the Buddha entering nirvana is enshrined in this temple.