涅槃

nièpán
(Buddhism) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die (loanword from Sanskrit, abbr. for 涅槃那 nièpánnà)

CEDICT

buddhism loanword

Entry Composition

=1 涅 niè
  1. (literary) alunite (formerly used as a black dye)
  2. (literary) to dye black
=1 涅 niè variant of 涅 niè
2 槃 pán
  1. variant of 盤
  2. wooden tray