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The Buddhist holiday of Vesak celebrates not only Shakyamuni Buddha's parinirvana or passing away, but also his date of birth and enlightenment.
Tibetan Astro Sciences ��� 2 History and the Tibetan Calendar 2009
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Most have demonstrated passing away into parinirvana.
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Buddhist monks, nuns and foreign devotees, joined the prayer gathering here today, which also marked the beginning of Buddhist holy month of Saka Dawa, the annual festival that represents the three most important events of the life of Lord Buddha - his birth, enlightenment and parinirvana.
Dalai Lama Begins Buddhist Holy Month With Prayers For Quake Victims 2008
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Buddhist monks, nuns and foreign devotees, joined the prayer gathering here today, which also marked the beginning of Buddhist holy month of Saka Dawa, the annual festival that represents the three most important events of the life of Lord Buddha - his birth, enlightenment and parinirvana.
Dalai Lama Begins Buddhist Holy Month With Prayers For Quake Victims 2008
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Nirvana without residue (lhag-med myang-‘das, parinirvana) occurs (1) during an arya’s nonconceptual total absorption on anything other than voidness, (2) during subsequent-attainment meditation, or (3) during periods in between meditation.
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Limited beings are naturally released in parinirvana.
Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior - Shantideva ��� 9. Far-Reaching Discriminating Awareness Shantideva 2004
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We might then question how can we help others as Buddhas if Buddhas too lack true existence, especially after they pass away with parinirvana?
Overview of the Ninth Chapter of Bodhicharayavatara on Voidness 2004
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Like Sautrantika, the Mahayana schools assert that after parinirvana, the mental continuums of arhats continue forever.
Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths ��� 3 Application to Mahamudra Practice 2003
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Despite this, their remaining karmic legacies all still ripen during the period between their nirvana and their parinirvana.
Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths ��� 3 Application to Mahamudra Practice 2003
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They attain it only when they pass away with parinirvana at the end of that lifetime.
Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths ��� 3 Application to Mahamudra Practice 2003
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