Parinirvana
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In Buddhism parinirvana is the complete nirvana, which occurs upon the death of the body of someone who has attained complete awakening (bodhi). It implies a release from the bhavachakra, samsara, karma and rebirth as well as the dissolution of the skandhas.
The parinirvana of the Buddha is described in the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta. Because of its attention to detail, the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta (of the Theravada tradition), though first committed to writing hundreds of years after his death, has been resorted to as the principal source of reference in most standard studies of the Buddha's life.
In some Mahāyāna scriptures, notably the Mahāyāna Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, Parinirvāṇa is explicated as the realm of the eternal true Self of the Buddha.
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