miè​dù

attain nirvana

  • created reference approved 灭度/滅度 → 涅槃 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灭度 / 滅度 miè​dù

    涅槃 niè​pán

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 灭度/滅度 · miè​dù · attain nirvana — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灭度 / 滅度

    miè​dù

    attain nirvana

    (Buddhism) to extinguish all suffering and cross the sea of grief; to reach enlightenment beyond rebirth

    灭 (literal) → 灭/滅 · miè · to extinguish 度 (literal) → 度 · dù · to deliver

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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  • created sense approved 灭度/滅度 · miè​dù · pass away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    灭度 / 滅度

    miè​dù

    pass away

    (of a Buddhist monk or nun) to die; to pass into parinirvana

    灭 (literal) → 灭/滅 · miè · to disappear 度 (literal) → 度 · dù · to deliver

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense