← Back to Sacred Calendar
☸️
Parinirvana Day
The passing of the Buddha into final Nirvana at age 80.
📅 February 8
✦ Why It Matters
Parinirvana Day commemorates the death of the Buddha at Kushinagar, India, around 483 BCE. The term "Parinirvana" means "complete nirvana" — the final release from the cycle of rebirth at the end of a fully enlightened life.
✦ How It Is Observed
Meditation retreats, reading of the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, temple services, reflection on mortality and impermanence, gratitude for the Buddha's teachings.
✦ Sacred Text
“"All conditioned things are impermanent." Reflecting on this, one abides in calm, with mind well-concentrated, seeing the rise and fall of all things.”
— Dhammapada 21:277 ↗