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大般涅槃經

简大般涅槃经 · 繁大般涅槃經

Mandarin · pinyin Dà Bān niè pán Jīng

(Buddhism) Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, aka the Nirvana Sutra, of which two major Chinese translations are extant, influential in the development of East Asian Buddhism

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
般: bān · sort, manner, kind, category
涅: niè · blacken; black mud, slime
槃: pán · tray; turn, rotate; search
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经: jīng · classic works; pass through

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4–1–4–2–1 · Da4 Ban1 nie4 pan2 Jing1

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