The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1715 page)

Evil, misery, dissolution and decay, personified in Hinduism as a Goddess.

 
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(Skt.; P
li,
anupadisesa-nibb
na
).
Nirv
na
with no lingering conditions remaining—as opposed to nirv
na which is attained, but with residual shadows of previous existence still continuing. The latter condition means that the
Buddha
can be completely enlightened, but his bodily appearance continues, so that he can, for example, teach others.
Parinirv
a
is then the attainment of complete nirv
na at death (though
parinirv
a
can also mean nirv
na before death, hence the present term). Cf., but contrast, the
Mah
y
na
prati
hita-nirv
na