Sopadisesa and Anupadisesa Nibbána Dhatu

These are not two kinds of Nibbána, but one single Nibbána receiving its name according to the way it is experienced before and after death,Nibbána is attainable in this present life. Buddhism does not state that its ultimate goal could be reached only in a life beyond. When Nibbána is realized in this life with the body remaining, it is called Sopadisesa Nibbána Dharu. When an Arahant attains Parinibbána, after the dissolution of the body, without any remainder of physical existence, it is called Anupadisesa Nibbána Dhatu.