涅槃 nehan Nirvana

Nirvana, the release from suffering.

Nirvana (涅槃) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Nirvana 涅槃 nehan Vertical Block VB2C

Nirvana (涅槃) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Nirvana 涅槃 nehan Vertical Cursive VC2B

Nirvana (涅槃) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Nirvana 涅槃 nehan Vertical Design VD3B

Nirvana (涅槃) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Nirvana 涅槃 nehan Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Nirvana 涅槃 nehan Horizontal Block HB2A

Nirvana 涅槃 nehan Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Nirvana 涅槃 nehan Horizontal Design HD2A

Nirvana 涅槃 nehan Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

More about 涅槃

涅槃 is nirvana, the Buddhist release from suffering and the highest enlightenment. It also names death, and the death of the Buddha. The two characters stand for the sound of the Sanskrit word, not its meaning.

About the Designs

Each design is Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase's hand-brushed calligraphy of the word or phrase on this page, delivered as a PDF you can print. Every PDF includes the line art, so a tattoo artist or a craftsperson can work from the outline as well as the brushed image.

Licensing

Your purchase includes a personal-use license: use the design as a tattoo reference, frame it, engrave it, print it for yourself, or make it into a gift. For more information see Licensing, which also covers commercial-use options that may be purchased separately.

Delivery

Your PDF is available for download the moment your order completes, and a copy is attached to your emailed receipt.

If you need your design again later, ask us for it and we will send it.

Nirvana (nehan)

Nirvana (nehan) on a traditional Japanese Scroll by Master Eri Takase.

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Nirvana as a hand-brushed scroll

Master Takase personally brushes your scroll when you order, and it bears her red seal and her signature. The scroll has real silk borders and layered Japanese paper, so it hangs straight, and it arrives ready to display.