涅槃经 Nièpán Jīng Nirvana Sutra Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 大本涅槃经 Dàběn Nièpán Jīng Nirvana Sutra the Nirvana Sutra大般涅槃经 Dà Bānnièpán Jīng Nirvana Sutra (Buddhism) Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, also known as the Nirvana Sutra, which exists in two major Chinese translations and was influential in the development of East Asian Buddhism.