The Final Death of the Buddha Sakyamuni

The Final Death of the Buddha Sakyamuni, or Yale Parinirvana (Nehan-zu), is a 14th-century Japanese silk painting and hanging scroll depicting the parinirvana of the Buddha. Painted by the artist Myōson, during the late Kamakura period to the Nanboku-chō period around 1320–1340, the painting served as part of a long line of Buddhist holiday observance of the parinirvana, also known as the Nirvana Service, or nehan-e, in mid-February.

Acquired with funds from The Japan Foundation Endowment of the Council on East Asian Studies, and the Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, the painting has been part of the Yale University Art Gallery since 2005.