Mahaparinirvana Sutra (Mahayana)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Nirvana_Sutra
gptkbp:category Buddhist scripture
Mahayana texts
Tathagatagarbha sutras
gptkbp:emphasizes all beings have Buddha-nature
potential for enlightenment
Buddha is eternal
nirvana is not annihilation
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:Tathagatagarbha
Buddha-nature
eternity of the Buddha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mahaparinirvana Sutra (Mahayana)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism
gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhism
gptkb:Japanese_Buddhism
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:length long version
short version
gptkbp:notableFor detailed discussion of Buddha-nature
distinction from Theravada Mahaparinibbana Sutta
influence on East Asian Buddhist thought
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Chinese_Buddhist_Canon
gptkb:Tibetan_Buddhist_Canon
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Parinirvana
gptkb:Mahaparinibbana_Sutta_(Theravada)
gptkbp:scripture sutra
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Kusinagara
Buddha's last days
gptkbp:subject final teachings of the Buddha
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
compassion
emptiness
non-self
Buddha's final teachings
nature of nirvana
universal Buddha-nature
permanence of the Buddha
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Chinese
gptkb:Tibetan
gptkb:Faxian
gptkb:Dharmakshema
5th century CE
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mahaparinirvana_Sutta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7