(Pāli: parinibbāna; Sanskrit: parinirvāṇa.) The final or complete enlightenment of the Buddha or another enlightened being which occurs at death and after which there is no further rebirth. To be distinguished from nibbāna (nirvāṇa; enlightenment), after which enlightened individuals remain alive until their store of karma is exhausted. The Buddha’s parinibbana is popularly depicted in Buddhist iconography by the ‘reclining Buddha’.