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parinibbuto

parinibbuta

masc nom sg of parinibbuta (pp)

1. (of mental defilement) completely quenched; entirely emancipated; completely cooled; lit. completely blown away
2. (of fire) extinguished; put out; quenched; lit. completely blown away
3. (of an arahant) died one's final death; attained final Nibbāna; lit. completely blown away
4. (of bad behaviour) settled down; cooled down; subsided (wrt); lit. completely blown away

Etymology. pari + nī + √vā > vu > bu + ta; from √vā 'blow, emit odour'; Sanskrit parinirvṛta [parinirvā]

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

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