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動天

see styles
 douten / doten
    どうてん
heaven-shaking event; earth-shattering occurrence

化土

see styles
huà tǔ
    hua4 tu3
hua t`u
    hua tu
 kedo
one of the 三土 three kinds of lands, or realms; it is any land or realm whose inhabitants are subject to reincarnation; any land which a Buddha is converting, or one in which is the transformed body of a Buddha. These lands are of two kinds, pure like the Tusita heaven, and vile or unclean like this world. Tiantai defines the huatu or the transformation realm of Amitābha as the Pure-land of the West, but other schools speak of huatu as the realm on which depends the nirmāṇakāya, with varying definitions.

十二

see styles
shí èr
    shi2 er4
shih erh
 tooji
    とおじ
twelve; 12
12; twelve; (given name) Tooji
dvātriṃśa. Thirty-two. 三十二應 (or 三十二身) The thirty-two forms of Guanyin, and of Puxian, ranging from that of a Buddha to that of a man, a maid, a rakṣas; similar to the thirty-three forms named in the Lotus Sūtra. 三十二相三十二大人相 dvātriṃśadvaralakṣaṇa. The thirty-two lakṣaṇas, or physical marks of a cakravartī, or 'wheel-king', especially of the Buddha, i. e. level feet, thousand-spoke wheel-sign on feet, long slender fingers, pliant hands and feet, toes and fingers finely webbed, full-sized heels, arched insteps, thighs like a royal stag, hands reaching below the knees well-retracted male organ, height and stretch of arms equal, every hair-root dark coloured, body hair graceful and curly, golden-hued body, a 10 ft. halo around him, soft smooth skin, the 七處, i. e. two soles, two palms, two shoulders, and crown well rounded, below the armpits well-filled, lion-shaped body, erect, full shoulders, forty teeth, teeth white even and close, the four canine teeth pure white, lion-jawed, saliva improving the taste of all food, tongue long and broad, voice deep and resonant, eyes deep blue, eyelashes like a royal bull, a white ūrnā or curl between the eyebrows emitting light, an uṣṇīṣa or fleshy protuberance on the crown. These are from the 三藏法數 48, with which the 智度論 4, 涅盤經 28, 中阿含經, 三十ニ相經 generally agree. The 無量義經 has a different list. 三十二相經 The eleventh chapter of the 阿含經. 三十二相經願 The twenty-first of Amitābha's vows, v. 無量壽經. 三十三 trayastriṃśat. Thirty-three. 三十三天忉利天; 憺梨天, 多羅夜登陵舍; 憺利夜登陵奢; 憺利耶憺利奢 Trayastriṃśas. The Indra heaven, the second of the six heavens of form. Its capital is situated on the summit of Mt. Sumeru, where Indra rules over his thirty-two devas, who reside on thirty-two peaks of Sumeru, eight in each of the four directons. Indra's capital is called 殊勝 Sudarśana, 喜見城 Joy-view city. Its people are a yojana in height, each one's clothing weighs 六鐵 (1; 4 oz. ), and they live 1, 000 years, a day and night being equal to 100 earthly years. Eitel says Indra's heaven 'tallies in all its details with the Svarga of Brahminic mythology' and suggests that 'the whole myth may have an astronomical meaning', or be connected, with 'the atmosphere with its phenomena, which strengthens Koeppen's hypothesis explaining the number thirty-three as referring to the eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Ādityas, and two Aśvins of Vedic mythology'. In his palace called Vaijayanta 'Indra is enthroned with 1, 000 eyes with four arms grasping the vajra. There he revels in numberless sensual pleasures together with his wife Śacī... and with 119, 000 concubines with whom he associates by means of transformation'.; dvādaśa, twelve.

十干

see styles
shí gān
    shi2 gan1
shih kan
 jikkan
    じっかん
same as 天干; the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸 (used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal number like Roman I, II, III)
ten celestial stems (two types each of wood, fire, earth, metal, water); ten heavenly stems

升天

see styles
shēng tiān
    sheng1 tian1
sheng t`ien
    sheng tien
lit. to ascend to heaven; to die

半超

see styles
bàn chāo
    ban4 chao1
pan ch`ao
    pan chao
 hanchō
A deva who by devotion advances by leaps, escaping from one to thirteen of the sixteen heavens of form.

南天

see styles
nán tiān
    nan2 tian1
nan t`ien
    nan tien
 misora
    みそら
(1) (See 北天) southern sky; (2) (kana only) heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina; (female given name) Misora
(南天竺) Southern India.

受命

see styles
shòu mìng
    shou4 ming4
shou ming
 jumei / jume
    じゅめい
ordained or appointed to a post; to benefit from counsel
(n,vs,vi) (1) receiving an order; commission; (n,vs,vi) (2) (hist) (See 天命・1) receiving a mandate from heaven and becoming an emperor (in China)
to live

后土

see styles
hòu tǔ
    hou4 tu3
hou t`u
    hou tu
Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天[Huang2 tian1], August Heaven)

周天

see styles
 shuuten / shuten
    しゅうてん
(1) the full scope of the heavens; 360 degrees; one full revolution of Earth; (2) twelve years; one full cycle of the Chinese calendar

四塔

see styles
sì tǎ
    si4 ta3
ssu t`a
    ssu ta
 shitō
The four stūpas at the places of Buddha's birth, Kapilavastu; enlightenment, Magadha: preaching, Benares; and parinirvāṇa, Kuśinagara. Four more are located in the heavens of the Travastriṃśas gods, one each tor his hair, nails, begging bowl, and teeth, E., S., W., N., respectively.

四定

see styles
sì dìng
    si4 ding4
ssu ting
 shijō
The four dhyāna heavens of form, and the four degrees of dhyāna corresponding to them.

四王

see styles
sì wáng
    si4 wang2
ssu wang
 shiou / shio
    しおう
(place-name) Shiou
(四王天) catur-mahārāja-kāyikās, the four heavens of the four deva-kings, i. e. the lowest of the six heavens of desire; v. 四天王.

四知

see styles
sì zhī
    si4 zhi1
ssu chih
 shichi
The four who know the workings of one's mind for good or evil— heaven, earth, one's intimates, and oneself.

四禪


四禅

see styles
sì chán
    si4 chan2
ssu ch`an
    ssu chan
 shizen
(四禪天) The four dhyāna heavens, 四靜慮 (四靜慮天), i. e. the division of the eighteen brahmalokas into four dhyānas: the disciple attains to one of these heavens according to the dhyāna he observes: (1) 初禪天 The first region, 'as large as one whole universe' comprises the three heavens, Brahma-pāriṣadya, Brahma-purohita, and Mahābrahma, 梵輔, 梵衆, and 大梵天; the inhabitants are without gustatory or olfactory organs, not needing food, but possess the other four of the six organs. (2) 二禪天 The second region, equal to 'a small chiliocosmos' 小千界, comprises the three heavens, according to Eitel, 'Parīttābha, Apramāṇābha, and Ābhāsvara, ' i. e. 少光 minor light, 無量光 infinite light, and 極光淨 utmost light purity; the inhabitants have ceased to require the five physical organs, possessing only the organ of mind. (3) 三禪天 The third region, equal to 'a middling chiliocosmos '中千界, comprises three heavens; Eitel gives them as Parīttaśubha, Apramāṇaśubha, and Śubhakṛtsna, i. e. 少淨 minor purity, 無量淨 infinite purity, and 徧淨 universal purity; the inhabitants still have the organ of mind and are receptive of great joy. (4) 四禪天 The fourth region, equal to a great chiliocosmos, 大千界, comprises the remaining nine brahmalokas, namely, Puṇyaprasava, Anabhraka, Bṛhatphala, Asañjñisattva, Avṛha, Atapa, Sudṛśa, Sudarśana, and Akaniṣṭha (Eitel). The Chinese titles are 福生 felicitous birth, 無雲 cloudless, 廣果 large fruitage, 無煩 no vexations, atapa is 無熱 no heat, sudṛśa is 善見 beautiful to see, sudarśana is 善現 beautiful appearing, two others are 色究竟 the end of form, and 無想天 the heaven above thought, but it is difficult to trace avṛha and akaniṣṭha; the inhabitants of this fourth region still have mind. The number of the dhyāna heavens differs; the Sarvāstivādins say 16, the 經 or Sutra school 17, and the Sthavirāḥ school 18. Eitel points out that the first dhyāna has one world with one moon, one mem, four continents, and six devalokas; the second dhyāna has 1, 000 times the worlds of the first; the third has 1, 000 times the worlds of the second; the fourth dhyāna has 1, 000 times those of the third. Within a kalpa of destruction 壞劫 the first is destroyed fifty-six times by fire, the second seven by water, the third once by wind, the fourth 'corresponding to a state of absolute indifference' remains 'untouched' by all the other evolutions; when 'fate (天命) comes to an end then the fourth dhyāna may come to an end too, but not sooner'.

四苑

see styles
sì yuàn
    si4 yuan4
ssu yüan
 shion
The pleasure grounds outside 善見城 Sudarśana, the heavenly city of Indra: E. 衆車苑 Caitrarathavana, the park of chariots; S. 麤惡苑 Parūṣakavana, the war park; W. 雜林苑 Miśrakāvana, intp. as the park where all desires are fulfilled; N. 喜林苑 Nandanavana, the park of all delights. Also 四園.

國王


国王

see styles
guó wáng
    guo2 wang2
kuo wang
 kokuō
king
A king, prince, i. e. one who has attained to his present high estate consequent on keeping all the ten commandments in a previous incarnation; and being protected by devas 天, he is called 天子 deva son, or Son of Heaven.

在天

see styles
 zaiten
    ざいてん
(n,vs,vi) in heaven; heavenly

地藏

see styles
dì zàng
    di4 zang4
ti tsang
 jizou / jizo
    じぞう
Kṣitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
(surname) Jizou
Ti-tsang, J. Jizō, Kṣitigarbha, 乞叉底蘗沙; Earth-store, Earth-treasury, or Earthwomb. One of the group of eight Dhvani- Bodhisattvas. With hints of a feminine origin, he is now the guardian of the earth. Though associated with Yama as overlord, and with the dead and the hells, his role is that of saviour. Depicted with the alarum staff with its six rings, he is accredited with power over the hells and is devoted to the saving of all creatures between the nirvana of Śākyamuni and the advent of Maitreya the fifth century he has been especially considered as the deliverer from the hells. His central place in China is at Chiu-hua-shan, forty li south-west of Ch'ing-yang in Anhui. In Japan he is also the protector of travellers by land and his image accordingly appears on the roads; bereaved parents put stones by his images to seek his aid in relieving the labours of their dead in the task of piling stones on the banks of the Buddhist Styx; he also helps women in labour. He is described as holding a place between the gods and men on the one hand and the hells on the other for saving all in distress; some say he is an incarnation of Yama. At dawn he sits immobile on the earth 地 and meditates on the myriads of its beings 藏. When represented as a monk, it may be through the influence of a Korean monk who is considered to be his incarnation, and who came to China in 653 and died in 728 at the age of 99 after residing at Chiu-hua-shan for seventy-five years: his body, not decaying, is said to have been gilded over and became an object of worship. Many have confused 眞羅 part of Korea with 暹羅 Siam. There are other developments of Ti-tsang, such as the 六地藏 Six Ti-tsang, i. e. severally converting or transforming those in the hells, pretas, animals, asuras, men, and the devas; these six Ti-tsang have different images and symbols. Ti-tsang has also six messengers 六使者: Yama for transforming those in hell; the pearl-holder for pretas; the strong one or animals; the devīof mercy for asuras; the devī of the treasure for human beings; one who has charge of the heavens for the devas. There is also the 延命地藏 Yanming Ti-tsang, who controls length of days and who is approached, as also may be P'u-hsien, for that Purpose; his two assistants are the Supervisors of good and evil 掌善 and 掌惡. Under another form, as 勝軍地藏 Ti-tsang is chiefly associated with the esoteric cult. The benefits derived from his worship are many, some say ten, others say twenty-eight. His vows are contained in the 地藏菩薩本願經. There is also the 大乘大集地藏十電經 tr. by Xuanzang in 10 juan in the seventh century, which probably influenced the spread of the Ti-tsang cult.

墜芥


坠芥

see styles
zhuì jiè
    zhui4 jie4
chui chieh
 tsuikai
To drop a mustard seed from the Tuṣita heaven on to the point of a needle on the earth, most difficult, rare.

多聞


多闻

see styles
duō wén
    duo1 wen2
to wen
 tamon
    たもん
(1) row house built on top of a castle wall; (2) row houses surrounding a main residence; (3) {Buddh} having great knowledge about Buddhism; (4) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 多聞天) Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings); (surname, given name) Tamon
bahu-sruta; learned, one who has heard much.

夜摩

see styles
yè mó
    ye4 mo2
yeh mo
 yama
Yama, 'originally the Aryan god of the dead, living in a heaven above the world, the regent of the South; but Brahminism transferred his abode to hell. Both views have been retained by Buddhism.' Eitel. Yama in Indian mythology is ruler over the dead and judge in the hells, is 'grim in aspect, green in colour, clothed in red, riding on a buffalo, and holding a club in one hand and noose in the other': he has two four-eyed watch-dogs. M. W. The usual form is 閻摩 q. v.

大帝

see styles
dà dì
    da4 di4
ta ti
 taitei / taite
    たいてい
heavenly emperor; "the Great" (title)
great emperor; ... the Great
Mahendra

大日

see styles
dà rì
    da4 ri4
ta jih
 dainichi
    だいにち
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism; (place-name, surname) Dainichi
Vairocana, or Mahāvairocana 大日如來; 遍照如來; 摩訶毘盧遮那; 毘盧遮那; 大日覺王 The sun, "shining everywhere" The chief object of worship of the Shingon sect in Japan, "represented by the gigantic image in the temple at Nara." (Eliot.) There he is known as Dai-nichi-nyorai. He is counted as the first, and according to some, the origin of the five celestial Buddhas (dhyāni-buddhas, or jinas). He dwells quiescent in Arūpa-dhātu, the Heaven beyond form, and is the essence of wisdom (bodhi) and of absolute purity. Samantabhadra 普賢 is his dhyāni-bodhisattva. The 大日經 "teaches that Vairocana is the whole world, which is divided into Garbhadhātu (material) and Vajradhātu (indestructible), the two together forming Dharmadhātu. The manifestations of Vairocana's body to himself―that is, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas ―are represented symbolically by diagrams of several circles ". Eliot. In the 金剛界 or vajradhātu maṇḍala he is the center of the five groups. In the 胎藏界 or Garbhadhātu he is the center of the eight-leaf (lotus) court. His appearance, symbols, esoteric word, differ according to the two above distinctions. Generally he is considered as an embodiment of the Truth 法, both in the sense of dharmakāya 法身 and dharmaratna 法寳. Some hold Vairocana to be the dharmakāya of Śākyamuni 大日與釋迦同一佛 but the esoteric school denies this identity. Also known as 最高顯廣眼藏如來, the Tathagata who, in the highest, reveals the far-reaching treasure of his eye, i.e. the sun. 大日大聖不動明王 is described as one of his transformations. Also, a śramaņa of Kashmir (contemporary of Padma-saṃbhava); he is credited with introducing Buddhism into Khotan and being an incarnation of Mañjuśrī; the king Vijaya Saṃbhava built a monastery for him.

大空

see styles
dà kōng
    da4 kong1
ta k`ung
    ta kung
 masataka
    まさたか
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament; (male given name) Masataka
The great void, or the Mahāyāna parinirvāṇa, as being more complete and final than the nirvāṇa of Hīnayāna. It is used in the Shingon sect for the great immaterial or spiritual wisdom, with its esoteric symbols; its weapons, such as the vajra; its samādhis; its sacred circles, or maṇḍalas, etc. It is used also for space, in which there is neither east, west, north, nor south.

天つ

see styles
 amatsu
    あまつ
(can act as adjective) (archaism) heavenly; imperial

天の

see styles
 ameno; amano(ok)
    あめの; あまの(ok)
(can act as adjective) heavenly; celestial; divine

天一

see styles
 tenitsu
    てんいつ
(abbreviation) (See 天一神,陰陽道,己酉,癸巳) Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky; (female given name) Ten'itsu

天下

see styles
tiān xià
    tian1 xia4
t`ien hsia
    tien hsia
 tenka
    てんか
land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule
(1) the whole world; (2) the whole country; (3) society; the public; (4) supremacy over a nation; government of a country; the ruling power; (5) having one's own way; doing as one pleases; (can be adjective with の) (6) peerless; incomparable; superlative; world-famous; (7) (archaism) shogun (Edo period); (given name) Tenka
the world

天与

see styles
 tenyo
    てんよ
godsend; heaven's gift

天主

see styles
tiān zhǔ
    tian1 zhu3
t`ien chu
    tien chu
 tenshu
    てんしゅ
God (in Catholicism); abbr. for 天主教[Tian1 zhu3 jiao4], Catholicism
Lord of Heaven; God
Devapati. The Lord of devas, a title of Indra.

天乘

see styles
tiān shèng
    tian1 sheng4
t`ien sheng
    tien sheng
 tenjō
devayāna. The deva vehicle— one of the 五乘 five vehicles; it transports observers of the ten good qualities 十喜 to one of the six deva realms of desire, and those who observe dhyāna meditation to the higher heavens of form and non-form.

天人

see styles
tiān rén
    tian1 ren2
t`ien jen
    tien jen
 tenjin
    てんじん
Man and Heaven; celestial being
heavenly being; celestial being; celestial nymph; celestial maiden; (personal name) Tenjin
devas and men; also a name for devas.

天仙

see styles
tiān xiān
    tian1 xian1
t`ien hsien
    tien hsien
 tensen
    てんせん
immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman
(See 仙人・せんにん・1) heavenly immortal (in Taoism); (given name) Tensen
deva-ṛṣi, or devas and rsis, or immortals. Nāgārjuna gives ten classes of ṛṣis whose lifetime is 100, 000 years, then they are reincarnated. Another category is fivefold: 天仙 deva-ṛṣis in the mountains round Sumeru: 神仙 spirit-ṛṣis who roam the air: 人仙 humans who have attained the powers of immortals; 地仙 earth ṛṣis, subterranean; 鬼仙 pretas, or malevolent ṛṣis.

天体

see styles
 sutera
    すてら
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object; (surname) Sutera

天公

see styles
tiān gōng
    tian1 gong1
t`ien kung
    tien kung
heaven; lord of heaven

天兵

see styles
tiān bīng
    tian1 bing1
t`ien ping
    tien ping
 tenpei / tenpe
    てんぺい
celestial soldier; (old) imperial troops; (Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit; (more generally) bungler; screw-up
the Imperial Army; heaven-send army

天則


天则

see styles
tiān zé
    tian1 ze2
t`ien tse
    tien tse
 tensoku
    てんそく
natural law; rule of heaven
heaven's rule

天后

see styles
tiān hòu
    tian1 hou4
t`ien hou
    tien hou
 tenkou / tenko
    てんこう
Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
queen of heaven
Queen of Heaven, v. 摩利支.

天呀

see styles
tiān ya
    tian1 ya5
t`ien ya
    tien ya
Heavens!; My goodness!

天命

see styles
tiān mìng
    tian1 ming4
t`ien ming
    tien ming
 tenmei / tenme
    てんめい
Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate; one's life span
(1) God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; fate; karma; destiny; (2) one's life; one's lifespan; (surname, given name) Tenmei

天和

see styles
tiān hú
    tian1 hu2
t`ien hu
    tien hu
 tenwa
    てんわ
(mahjong) heavenly hand; a hand that is completed by the dealer on their first draw; (mahjong) to obtain a heavenly hand
Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era; (place-name) Tenwa

天啊

see styles
tiān a
    tian1 a5
t`ien a
    tien a
good heavens!; oh my God!

天問


天问

see styles
tiān wèn
    tian1 wen4
t`ien wen
    tien wen
 tenmon
    てんもん
Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2]; Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem
(1) (ev) Tianwen (Chinese interplanetary mission); (2) (work) Heavenly Questions (classical Chinese poem); (ev) Tianwen (Chinese interplanetary mission); (wk) Heavenly Questions (classical Chinese poem)

天堂

see styles
tiān táng
    tian1 tang2
t`ien t`ang
    tien tang
 tendou / tendo
    てんどう
paradise; heaven
heaven; paradise; (surname) Tendou
The mansions of the devas, located between the earth and the Brahmalokas; the heavenly halls; heaven. The Ganges is spoken of as 天堂來者 coming from the heavenly mansions.

天壇


天坛

see styles
tiān tán
    tian1 tan2
t`ien t`an
    tien tan
 tendan
    てんだん
Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
(place-name) Temple of Heaven (China)

天壌

see styles
 tenjou / tenjo
    てんじょう
heaven and earth

天声

see styles
 tensei / tense
    てんせい
heavenly voice; (given name) Tensei

天外

see styles
tiān wài
    tian1 wai4
t`ien wai
    tien wai
 tenge
    てんげ
beyond the earth; outer space
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions; (surname) Tenge

天女

see styles
tiān nǚ
    tian1 nv3
t`ien nü
    tien nü
 tennyo
    てんにょ
(1) heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; (2) beautiful and kind woman; (female given name) Tennyo
devakanyā; apsaras; goddesses in general; attendants on the regents of the sun and moon; wives of Gandharvas, the division of the sexes is maintained throughout the devalokas 六 天.

天子

see styles
tiān zǐ
    tian1 zi3
t`ien tzu
    tien tzu
 yoshiko
    よしこ
the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
(1) emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); (2) heavenly being; celestial being; (female given name) Yoshiko
A son of Heaven. The Emperor-Princes, i. e. those who in previous incarnations have kept the middle and lower grades of the ten good qualities 十善 and, in consequence, are born here as princes. It is the title of one of the four mara, who is 天主 or lord of the sixth heaven of desire; he is also known as 天子魔 (天子業魔) and with his following opposes the Buddha-truth.

天孫

see styles
 tenson
    てんそん
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson

天宮


天宫

see styles
tiān gōng
    tian1 gong1
t`ien kung
    tien kung
 amemiya
    あめみや
Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor); Tiangong, Chinese space station program
Tiangong (Chinese space program); (surname) Amemiya
devapura; devaloka; the palace of devas, the abode of the gods, i. e. the six celestial worlds situated above the Meru, between the earth and the Brahmalokas. v. 六天.

天帝

see styles
tiān dì
    tian1 di4
t`ien ti
    tien ti
 tentei / tente
    てんてい
God of heaven; Celestial emperor
(1) Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); (2) {Christn} God; (3) {Buddh} (See 帝釈天・たいしゃくてん) Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
King, or emperor of Heaven, i. e. 因陀羅 Indra, i. e. 釋 (釋迦); 釋迦婆; 帝 (帝釋); Śakra, king of the devaloka 忉利天, one of the ancient gods of India, the god of the sky who fights the demons with his vajra, or thunderbolt. He is inferior to the trimūrti, Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, having taken the place of Varuṇa, or sky. Buddhism adopted him as its defender, though, like all the gods, he is considered inferior to a Buddha or any who have attained bodhi. His wife is Indrāṇī.

天干

see styles
tiān gān
    tian1 gan1
t`ien kan
    tien kan
 tenkan
    てんかん
the 10 heavenly stems 甲[jia3], 乙[yi3], 丙[bing3], 丁[ding1], 戊[wu4], 己[ji3], 庚[geng1], 辛[xin1], 壬[ren2], 癸[gui3], used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
(See 十干) celestial stems (10 signs of the Chinese calendar)

天府

see styles
tiān fǔ
    tian1 fu3
t`ien fu
    tien fu
 tenpu
    てんぷ
Heavenly province (epithet of Sichuan, esp. area around Chengdu); land of plenty
fertile land; deep scholarship

天庭

see styles
tiān tíng
    tian1 ting2
t`ien t`ing
    tien ting
middle of the forehead; imperial court; heaven

天心

see styles
tiān xīn
    tian1 xin1
t`ien hsin
    tien hsin
 tenshin
    てんしん
center of the sky; will of heaven; will of the Gods; the monarch's will
(1) zenith; (2) divine will; providence; (given name) Tenshin
mind of heaven

天成

see styles
tiān chéng
    tian1 cheng2
t`ien ch`eng
    tien cheng
 tensei / tense
    てんせい
as if made by heaven
(product of) nature; born (musician); (personal name) Tensei

天授

see styles
tiān shòu
    tian1 shou4
t`ien shou
    tien shou
 tenju
    てんじゅ
(1) natural gifts; (2) (hist) Tenju era (of the Southern Court; 1375.5.27-1381.2.10)
Heaven-bestowed, a name of Devadatta, v. 提.

天時


天时

see styles
tiān shí
    tian1 shi2
t`ien shih
    tien shih
 amaji
    あまじ
the time; the right time; weather conditions; destiny; course of time; heaven's natural order
(surname) Amaji

天書


天书

see styles
tiān shū
    tian1 shu1
t`ien shu
    tien shu
imperial edict; heavenly book (superstition); obscure or illegible writing; double dutch

天朝

see styles
tiān cháo
    tian1 chao2
t`ien ch`ao
    tien chao
 tenchou / tencho
    てんちょう
Celestial Empire, tributary title conferred on imperial China; Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
(polite language) imperial court

天柱

see styles
tiān zhù
    tian1 zhu4
t`ien chu
    tien chu
 tenchuu / tenchu
    てんちゅう
pillars supporting heaven
pillars supporting heaven

天條


天条

see styles
tiān tiáo
    tian1 tiao2
t`ien t`iao
    tien tiao
heavenly decree; divine commandment; (fig.) unbreakable taboo; absolute edict (often humorous or sarcastic); prohibition decrees of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國|太平天国[Tai4 ping2 Tian1 guo2]

天梯

see styles
tiān tī
    tian1 ti1
t`ien t`i
    tien ti
stairway to heaven; high mountain road; tall ladder on a building or other large structure; space elevator

天樂


天乐

see styles
tiān lè
    tian1 le4
t`ien le
    tien le
 tengaku
Heavenly music, the music of the inhabitants of the heavens. Also one of the three 'joys'— that of those in the heavens.

天機


天机

see styles
tiān jī
    tian1 ji1
t`ien chi
    tien chi
 tenki
    てんき
mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret
(1) secret of nature; profound secret; (2) disposition; character; nature; (3) emperor's health; emperor's well-being
Natural capacity; the nature bestowed by Heaven.

天池

see styles
tiān chí
    tian1 chi2
t`ien ch`ih
    tien chih
 tenchi
    てんち
"heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain; used as the name of numerous lakes, such as 長白山天池|长白山天池[Chang2 bai2 shan1 Tian1 chi2]
(personal name) Tenchi

天涯

see styles
tiān yá
    tian1 ya2
t`ien ya
    tien ya
 tengai
    てんがい
the other end of the world; a faraway place
horizon; distant land; skyline; heavenly shores; remote region; (given name) Tengai

天父

see styles
tiān fù
    tian1 fu4
t`ien fu
    tien fu
 tenpu
    てんぷ
Heavenly Father
{Christn} Heavenly Father; God
godlike (or majestic) father

天狐

see styles
 tenko
    てんこ
(See 妖狐) celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)

天獄


天狱

see styles
tiān yù
    tian1 yu4
t`ien yü
    tien yü
 tengoku
The heavens and hells; devalokas and purgatories.

天王

see styles
tiān wáng
    tian1 wang2
t`ien wang
    tien wang
 tennou / tenno
    てんのう
emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2]
(1) {Buddh} heavenly king; (2) (See 牛頭天王) Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva); (place-name, surname) Tennou
Maharāja-devas; 四天王 Caturmahārāja. The four deva kings in the first or lowest devaloka, on its four sides. E. 持國天王 Dhṛtarāṣṭra. S. 增長天王 Virūḍhaka. W. 廣目天王 Virūpākṣa. N. 多聞天王 Dhanada, or Vaiśravaṇa. The four are said to have appeared to 不空 Amogha in a temple in Xianfu, some time between 742-6, and in consequence he introduced their worship to China as guardians of the monasteries, where their images are seen in the hall at the entrance, which is sometimes called the 天王堂 hall of the deva-kings. 天王 is also a designation of Siva the 大白在, i. e. Maheśvara 摩醯首羅, the great sovereign ruler.

天球

see styles
tiān qiú
    tian1 qiu2
t`ien ch`iu
    tien chiu
 tenkyuu / tenkyu
    てんきゅう
celestial sphere
celestial sphere; the heavens

天理

see styles
tiān lǐ
    tian1 li3
t`ien li
    tien li
 tenri
    てんり
Heaven's law; the natural order of things
natural laws; rule of heaven; (p,s,f) Tenri

天界

see styles
tiān jiè
    tian1 jie4
t`ien chieh
    tien chieh
 tenkai; tengai
    てんかい; てんがい
heaven
(1) (てんかい only) the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; (2) {Buddh} (See 天路・あまじ・2) heavenly realm; deva realm
idem天道.

天眼

see styles
tiān yǎn
    tian1 yan3
t`ien yen
    tien yen
 tengan
    てんがん
nickname of the FAST radio telescope (in Guizhou)
(1) {Buddh} (See 五眼) the heavenly eye; (2) (てんがん only) (rare) rolling back one's eyes during convulsions; (given name) Tengan
divyacakṣṣus. The deva-eye; the first abhijñā, v. 六通; one of the five classes of eyes; divine sight, unlimited vision; all things are open to it, large and small, near and distant, the destiny of all beings in future rebirths. It may be obtained among men by their human eyes through the practice of meditation 修得: and as a reward or natural possession by those born in the deva heavens 報得. Cf 天耳, etc.

天神

see styles
tiān shén
    tian1 shen2
t`ien shen
    tien shen
 tenjin
    てんじん
god; deity
(1) (also pronounced てんしん) heavenly god; heavenly gods; (2) spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; (3) (See 天満宮) Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); (4) (colloquialism) (See 梅干し) pit of a dried plum; dried plum; (5) (abbreviation) (See 天神髷) tenjin hairstyle; (6) prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period); (7) (See 転軫) tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen); (place-name, surname) Tenjin
deva 提婆 or devatā 泥縛多. (1) Brahma and the gods in general, including the inhabitants of the devalokas, all subject to metem-psychosis. (2) The fifteenth patriarch, a native of South India, or Ceylon and disciple of Nāgārjuna; he is also styled Devabodhisattva 提婆菩薩, Āryadeva 聖天, and Nilanetra 靑目 blue-eyed, or 分別明 clear discriminator. He was the author of nine works and a famous antagonist of Brahmanism.

天福

see styles
tiān fú
    tian1 fu2
t`ien fu
    tien fu
 tenpuku
    てんぷく
(1) heavenly blessing; (2) Tenpuku era (1233.4.15-1234.11.5); (place-name) Tenpuku
divine rapture

天竜

see styles
 tenryuu / tenryu
    てんりゅう
(1) {Buddh} deva and naga; (2) heavenly dragon; (place-name, surname) Tenryū

天網


天网

see styles
tiān wǎng
    tian1 wang3
t`ien wang
    tien wang
 tenmou / tenmo
    てんもう
Skynet (nationwide video surveillance system in China)
heaven's vengeance; heaven's net

天罰

see styles
 tenbatsu
    てんばつ
(1) divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; nemesis; (2) suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

天花

see styles
tiān huā
    tian1 hua1
t`ien hua
    tien hua
 tenge
    てんげ
smallpox; ceiling; stamen of corn; (old) snow; (dialect) sesame oil
(Buddhist term) flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image; snow; (place-name) Tenge
heavenly flowers

天華


天华

see styles
tiān huā
    tian1 hua1
t`ien hua
    tien hua
 yuki
    ゆき
(Buddhist term) flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image; snow; (female given name) Yuki
Deva, or divine, flowers, stated in the Lotus Sutra as of four kinds, mandāras, mahāmandāras, mañjūṣakas, and mahāmañjūṣakas, the first two white, the last two red.

天衆


天众

see styles
tiān zhòng
    tian1 zhong4
t`ien chung
    tien chung
 tenshu; tenju; tenshuu / tenshu; tenju; tenshu
    てんしゅ; てんじゅ; てんしゅう
{Buddh} deva; celestial being
The host of heaven, Brahma, Indra, and all their host.

天衣

see styles
tiān yī
    tian1 yi1
t`ien i
    tien i
 takae
    たかえ
heavenly garment; (female given name) Takae
Deva garments, of extreme lightness.

天誅


天诛

see styles
tiān zhū
    tian1 zhu1
t`ien chu
    tien chu
 tenchuu / tenchu
    てんちゅう
heavenly punishment; king's punishment
(1) heaven's punishment; divine punishment; (2) well-deserved punishment; just punishment

天警

see styles
 tenkei / tenke
    てんけい
heaven-sent warning

天譴


天谴

see styles
tiān qiǎn
    tian1 qian3
t`ien ch`ien
    tien chien
 tenken
    てんけん
the wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure
divine punishment

天賜


天赐

see styles
tiān cì
    tian1 ci4
t`ien tz`u
    tien tzu
 tenshi
    てんし
bestowed by heaven
heavenly gift; imperial gift

天路

see styles
 amamichi
    あまみち
(1) (Buddhist term) deva realm (svarga); (2) path in the heavens; (surname) Amamichi

天軍

see styles
 tengun
    てんぐん
heavenly hosts

天辺

see styles
 amabe
    あまべ
high in the sky; highest heaven; (place-name, surname) Amabe

天運

see styles
 tenun
    てんうん
destiny; will of Heaven; luck

天遍

see styles
 tenpen
    てんぺん
natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth

天道

see styles
tiān dào
    tian1 dao4
t`ien tao
    tien tao
 tendou / tendo
    てんどう
natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect)
(1) (てんとう only) the sun; (2) god of heaven and the earth; (3) laws governing the heavens; (4) {astron} celestial path; celestial motion; (5) {Buddh} (See 六道) deva realm (svarga); (surname, given name) Tendō
deva-gati, or devasopāna, 天趣. (1) The highest of the six paths 六道, the realm of devas, i. e. the eighteen heavens of form and four of formlessness. A place of enjoyment, where the meritorious enjoy the fruits of good karma, but not a place of progress toward bodhisattva perfection. (2) The Dao of Heaven, natural law, cosmic energy; according to the Daoists, the origin and law of all things.

天部

see styles
tiān bù
    tian1 bu4
t`ien pu
    tien pu
 amabe
    あまべ
{Buddh} deva; (surname) Amabe
The classes of devas; the host of devas; the host of heaven.

天魔

see styles
tiān mó
    tian1 mo2
t`ien mo
    tien mo
 tenma
    てんま
demonic; devil
{Buddh} (See 四魔) demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
deva-māra, 魔羅 one of the four Māras, who dwells in the sixth heaven. Paranirmita-vaśa-vartin, at the top of the Kāmadhātu, with his innumerable host, whence he constantly obstructs the Buddha-truth and its followers. He is also styled 殺者 the slayer; also 波旬 explained by 惡愛 sinful love or desire, as he sends his daughters to seduce the saints; also 波卑 (波卑夜) Papiyan, the evil one. He is the special Māra of the Śākyamuni period; other Buddhas suffer from other Māras; v. 魔.

天鳳

see styles
 tenhoo
    テンホー
(mahj) blessing of heaven (chi:); hand in which the dealer goes out on their initial deal

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