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.
A famous image of the Buddha entering nirvana is enshrined in this temple.
Compound of 涅槃 (nehan, 'nirvana') and 像 (zō, 'image, statue'). The term is directly borrowed from Chinese 涅槃像, which itself is a translation of the Sanskrit concept of the Buddha's parinirvana depiction.