Buddha’s parinirvana

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Buddhist religious event death of a religious founder parinirvana

Buddha’s parinirvana refers to the final passing away of Siddhartha Gautama, marking his complete liberation from the cycle of birth and death and the end of his physical existence.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
parinirvāṇa of Gautama Buddha	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist religious event ⓘ death of a religious founder ⓘ parinirvana ⓘ
ageOfBuddha	about 80 years ⓘ
associatedPractice	meditation on impermanence ⓘ reflection on death (maranānussati) ⓘ
associatedWith	Mahāparinibbāna Sutta NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Buddhist eschatology ⓘ Buddhist festivals and observances ⓘ events in the Buddha’s life ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Buddhist lay followers ⓘ Buddhist monastics ⓘ
concerns	Siddhartha Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ the historical Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreThemeIn	Mahāyāna tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Theravāda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ early Buddhist scriptures ⓘ
describedIn	Dīgha Nikāya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (Mahāyāna) NERFINISHED ⓘ
doctrinalSignificance	demonstration of impermanence of all conditioned things ⓘ model of the ideal death of an enlightened being ⓘ
followedBy	cremation of the Buddha’s body ⓘ distribution of Buddha’s relics ⓘ
isCalled	mahāparinibbāna NERFINISHED ⓘ mahāparinirvāṇa ⓘ parinibbāna ⓘ
languageForm	Pali: parinibbāna ⓘ Sanskrit: parinirvāṇa ⓘ
marks	complete liberation from the cycle of birth and death ⓘ end of the Buddha’s physical existence ⓘ
precededBy	Buddha’s final teachings to his disciples ⓘ Buddha’s last journey to Kusinārā ⓘ
precondition	Buddha’s attainment of nirvana during life ⓘ
refersTo	final passing away of Siddhartha Gautama ⓘ
relatedConcept	nirvana with remainder ⓘ nirvana without remainder ⓘ
religiousTradition	Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
signifies	end of all future rebirths for the Buddha ⓘ final nirvana after death ⓘ
symbolizedBy	reclining Buddha images ⓘ stupas enshrining relics ⓘ
time	around 5th century BCE ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Kushinagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kusinārā NERFINISHED ⓘ Malla republic NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Uttar Pradesh, India ⓘ
veneratedOn	Nirvana Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Parinirvana Day NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kushinagar → associatedEvent → Buddha’s parinirvana ⓘ

Vesākha → commemorates → Buddha’s parinirvana ⓘ

this entity surface form: parinirvāṇa of Gautama Buddha