Nirvanasutra, Nirvāṇasūtra, Nirvana-sutra: 4 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNirvāṇasūtra (निर्वाणसूत्र):—(2. nirvāṇa + sūtra) n. Bez. bestimmter buddhistischer Sūtra [WASSILJEW 149.] [Vie de Hiouen-Thsang 5.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNirvāṇasūtra (निर्वाणसूत्र):—n. Bez. bestimmter buddhistischer Sūtra.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Sutra, Nirvana.
Ends with: Mahaparinirvanasutra, Parinirvanasutra.
Full-text: Nirvana Sutra, Nirvanangulimalika, Mahaparinirvanasutra.
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Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XVI - On the Bodhisattva < [Section Two]
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The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
A. The stages of entering the path of Mahayana < [Chapter VI - Going for Refuge]
Part 2 - The special human body < [B. Delineating the nature of the freedoms and favors]
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