Parinirvana Day
parinirvana day nirvana day mahayana buddhist holiday celebrated east asia vietnam philippine celebrated february february bhutan celebrated fifteenth day fourth month bhutanese calendar celebrates day buddha said achieved parinirvana complete nirvana upon death physical body passage recitation nibbana sutta nirvana sutra describing buddha last day life often read parinirvana day observance include meditation visit buddhist temple monastery also day time think one future death death loved one thought process reflects buddhist teaching impermanence western buddhist group also celebrate parinirvana day