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** {{i|Chapter Two. The Adamantine Body 91|}} | |||
** {{i|Chapter Three. The Virtues of the Name 103|}} | |||
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** {{i|Chapter Four. The Nature of the Tathāgata: Part 1|107}} | |||
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** {{i|Chapter Four. The Nature of the Tathāgata: Part 2|135}} | |||
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** {{i|Chapter Four. The Nature of the Tathāgata: Part 3|169}} | |||
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** {{i|Chapter Four. The Nature of the Tathāgata: Part 4|201}} | |||
*** {{i|[The Four Inversions]|224}} | |||
*** {{i|[The Five Parables on Buddha-nature]|226}} | |||
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** {{i|Chapter Four. The Nature of the Tathāgata: Part 5|235}} | |||
*** {{i|[The Garland of Letters]|253}} | |||
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** {{i|Chapter Four. The Nature of the Tathāgata: Part 6|271}} | |||
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** {{i|Chapter Four. The Nature of the Tathāgata: Part 7|305}} | |||
** {{i|Chapter Five. The Query of the Entire Assembly|313}} | |||
* {{i|Notes|339}} | |||
* {{i|Glossary|365}} | |||
* {{i|Bibliography|375}} | |||
* {{i|Index|383}} | |||
* {{i|A List of the Volumes of the BDK English Tripiṭaka (First Series)|425}} | |||
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Volume 12
The Nirvana Sutra deals with the teachings given by Śākyamuni shortly before his death (mahāparinirvāṇa). Nirvāṇa means "extinguishing the flames of passion and attaining the state of enlightenment." Since Śākyamuni attained enlightenment at the age of 35, he did in fact already enter nirvāṇa at this time. But because it was considered impossible to completely extinguish the passions while retaining a physical body, Śākyamuni’s death came to be called mahāparinirvāṇa, i.e. "the state of great serenity in which the flames of passion have been completely extinguished." The sūtra gives the teachings expounded by Śākyamuni immediately before his death. As it contains episodes relating to events before and after his death, it also has value as historical source material.
Source
Skt. Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra, translated into the Chinese by Dharmakṣema as Da banniepan jing (大般涅槃經). 40 fascicles. (Source: BDK America)
| Citation | Blum, Mark L., trans. The Nirvana Sutra (Mahāparinirvāṇa-Sūtra). Vol. 1. BDK English Tripiṭaka Series. Moraga, CA: BDK America, 2015. https://bdkamerica.org/product/the-nirvana-sutra-vol-i/. |
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