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Nirvana

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niè pán

ne han

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涅槃/涅盤 are the Chinese characters that mean Nirvāṇa. I will let you decide what Nirvana means to you.

This can also be translated as “Buddha's death and salvation” or “death of a Buddhist monk,” depending on the context. However, this is not seen with any bad meaning. You could replace “death” with “moving on,” as that is how it's seen in a Buddhist context.

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Feng Huang Nie Pan

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fèng huáng niè pán

鳳凰涅槃 means Phoenix Nirvana in Chinese and is the title of a famous book.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
涅槃 see styles	niè pán nie4 pan2 nieh p`an nieh pan nehan ねはん	涅槃 Custom Scroll nirvana (Buddhism) (1) {Buddh} nirvana; supreme enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} death; death of Buddha nirvāṇa, 'blown out, gone out, put out, extinguished'; 'liberated-from existence'; 'dead, deceased, defunct.' 'Liberation, eternal bliss'; '(with Buddhists and Jainas) absolute extinction or annihilation, complete extinction of individual existence.' M.W. Other forms are 涅槃那; 泥日; 泥洹; 泥畔 Originally translated 滅 to extinguish, extinction, put out (as a lamp or fire), it was also described as 解脫 release, 寂滅 tranquil extinction; 無爲 inaction, without effort, passiveness; 不生 no (re)birth; 安樂 calm joy; 滅度transmigration to 'extinction'. The meaning given to 'extinction' varies, e.g. individual extinction; cessation of rebirth; annihilation of passion; extinction of all misery and entry into bliss. While the meaning of individual extinction is not without advocates, the general acceptation is the extinction or end of all return to reincarnation with its concomitant suffering, and the entry into bliss. Nirvāṇa may be enjoyed in the present life as an attainable state, with entry into parinirvāṇa, or perfect bliss to follow. It may be (a) with a 'remainder', i.e. the cause but not all the effect (karma), of reincarnation having been destroyed; (b) without 'remainder', both cause and effect having been extinguished. The answer of the Buddha as to the continued personal existence of the Tathāgata in nirvāṇa is, in the Hīnayāna canon, relegated 'to the sphere of the indeterminates' (Keith), as one of the questions which are not essential to salvation. One argument is that flame when blown out does not perish but returns to the totality of Fire. The Nirvāṇa Sutra claims for nirvāṇa the ancient ideas of 常樂我淨 permanence, bliss, personality purity in the transcendental realm. Mahāyāna declares that Hīnayāna by denying personality in the transcendental realm denies the existence of the Buddha. In Mahāyāna final nirvāṇa is transcendental, and is also used as a term for the absolute. The place where the Buddha entered his earthly nirvāṇa is given as Kuśinagara, cf. 拘.
湼槃涅槃 see styles	niè pán nie4 pan2 nieh p`an nieh pan nehan	湼槃 Custom Scroll nirvāṇa, v. 涅槃.
三涅槃 see styles	sān niè pán san1 nie4 pan2 san nieh p`an san nieh pan san nehan	三涅槃 Custom Scroll three nirvāṇas
二涅槃 see styles	èr niè pán er4 nie4 pan2 erh nieh p`an erh nieh pan ni nehan	二涅槃 Custom Scroll Two Nirvanas, v. 二種涅槃.
仏涅槃 see styles	butsunehan ぶつねはん	仏涅槃 Custom Scroll (1) {Buddh} the death of Shakyamuni Buddha; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 仏涅槃忌) Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
佛涅槃 see styles	fó niè pán fo2 nie4 pan2 fo nieh p`an fo nieh pan butsu nehan	佛涅槃 Custom Scroll nirvāṇa of the Buddha
入涅槃 see styles	rù niè pán ru4 nie4 pan2 ju nieh p`an ju nieh pan nyū nehan	入涅槃 Custom Scroll to enter into nirvāṇa
四涅槃 see styles	sì niè pán si4 nie4 pan2 ssu nieh p`an ssu nieh pan shi nehan	四涅槃 Custom Scroll four kinds of nirvāṇa
大涅槃 see styles	dà niè pán da4 nie4 pan2 ta nieh p`an ta nieh pan dai nehan	大涅槃 Custom Scroll great nirvāṇa
如涅槃 see styles	rú niè pán ru2 nie4 pan2 ju nieh p`an ju nieh pan nyo nehan	如涅槃 Custom Scroll like nirvāṇa
得涅槃 see styles	dé niè pán de2 nie4 pan2 te nieh p`an te nieh pan toku nehan	得涅槃 Custom Scroll attain nirvāṇa
求涅槃 see styles	qiú niè pán qiu2 nie4 pan2 ch`iu nieh p`an chiu nieh pan gu nehan	求涅槃 Custom Scroll seeks nirvāṇa
涅槃会 see styles	nehane ねはんえ	涅槃会 Custom Scroll Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
涅槃佛 see styles	niè pán fó nie4 pan2 fo2 nieh p`an fo nieh pan fo nehan butsu	涅槃佛 Custom Scroll The nirvāṇa-form of Buddha; also 涅槃像 the 'sleeping Buddha', i.e. the Buddha entering nirvāṇa.
涅槃像 see styles	niè pán xiàng nie4 pan2 xiang4 nieh p`an hsiang nieh pan hsiang nehanzou / nehanzo ねはんぞう	涅槃像 Custom Scroll image of the Buddha entering nirvana nirvāṇa form
涅槃僧 see styles	niè pán sēng nie4 pan2 seng1 nieh p`an seng nieh pan seng nehan zō	涅槃僧 Custom Scroll nivāsana, an inner garment, cf. 泥.
涅槃分 see styles	niè pán fēn nie4 pan2 fen1 nieh p`an fen nieh pan fen nehan bun	涅槃分 Custom Scroll The part, or lot, of nirvāṇa.
涅槃印 see styles	niè pán yìn nie4 pan2 yin4 nieh p`an yin nieh pan yin nehan in	涅槃印 Custom Scroll (涅槃寂靜印) The seal or teaching of nirvāṇa, one of the three proof that a sutra was uttered by the Buddha, i.e. its teaching of impermanence, non-ego, nirvāṇa; also the witness within to the attainment of nirvāṇa.
涅槃因 see styles	niè pán yīn nie4 pan2 yin1 nieh p`an yin nieh pan yin nehan in	涅槃因 Custom Scroll causes of nirvāṇa
涅槃圖涅槃图 see styles	niè pán tú nie4 pan2 tu2 nieh p`an t`u nieh pan tu nehan zu	涅槃圖 Custom Scroll nirvāṇa image
涅槃城 see styles	niè pán chéng nie4 pan2 cheng2 nieh p`an ch`eng nieh pan cheng nehan jō	涅槃城 Custom Scroll The nirvāṇa city, the abode of the saints.
涅槃堂 see styles	niè pán táng nie4 pan2 tang2 nieh p`an t`ang nieh pan tang nehan dō	涅槃堂 Custom Scroll The nirvāṇa hall, or dying place of a monk in a monastery.
涅槃宗 see styles	niè pán zōng nie4 pan2 zong1 nieh p`an tsung nieh pan tsung Nehan Shū	涅槃宗 Custom Scroll The School based on the 大般涅槃經 Mahaparinirvāṇa Sutra, first tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 423. Under the 陳 Chen dynasty this Nirvāṇa school became merged in the Tiantai sect.
涅槃宮涅槃宫 see styles	niè pán gōng nie4 pan2 gong1 nieh p`an kung nieh pan kung nehan gū	涅槃宮 Custom Scroll The nirvāṇa palace of the saints.
涅槃山 see styles	niè pán shān nie4 pan2 shan1 nieh p`an shan nieh pan shan nehan san	涅槃山 Custom Scroll The steadfast mountain of nirvāṇa in contrast with the changing stream of mortality.
涅槃岩 see styles	nehangan ねはんがん	涅槃岩 Custom Scroll (place-name) Nehangan
涅槃岳 see styles	nehandake ねはんだけ	涅槃岳 Custom Scroll (personal name) Nehandake
涅槃岸 see styles	niè pán àn nie4 pan2 an4 nieh p`an an nieh pan an nehan no kishi	涅槃岸 Custom Scroll shore of nirvana
涅槃忌 see styles	niè pán jì nie4 pan2 ji4 nieh p`an chi nieh pan chi nehan ki	涅槃忌 Custom Scroll 涅槃會The Nirvāṇa assembly, 2nd moon 15th day, on the anniversary of the Buddha's death.
涅槃性 see styles	niè pán xìng nie4 pan2 xing4 nieh p`an hsing nieh pan hsing nehan shō	涅槃性 Custom Scroll nirvāṇa nature

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Nirvana	涅槃 / 涅盤涅盘	ne han / nehan	niè pán / nie4 pan2 / nie pan / niepan	nieh p`an / niehpan / nieh pan
Feng Huang Nie Pan	鳳凰涅槃凤凰涅槃		fèng huáng niè pán feng4 huang2 nie4 pan2 feng huang nie pan fenghuangniepan	feng huang nieh p`an fenghuangniehpan feng huang nieh pan
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.