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parinibbānāya

parinibbāna

nt dat sg of parinibbāna (noun)

1. (of mental defilement) complete quenching; total extinguishing; complete cooling; lit. completely blowing away
2. (of fire) complete extinguishing; total dousing; absolute quenching; lit. completely blowing away
3. (of an arahant) last death; final emancipation; lit. completely blowing away

Etymology. pari + nī + bā + ana; from √vā 'blow, emit odour'; Sanskrit parinirvāṇa [parinirvā]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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