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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
自在天 see styles |
zì zài tiān zi4 zai4 tian1 tzu tsai t`ien tzu tsai tien jizaiten じざいてん |
(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 大自在天) Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon) (or自在王) Īśvaradeva, a title of Śiva, king of the devas, also known as 大自在天 Maheśvara, q. v. It is a title also applied to Guanyin and others. |
自在天子 see styles |
zì zài tiān zǐ zi4 zai4 tian1 zi3 tzu tsai t`ien tzu tzu tsai tien tzu jizai tenshi |
sovereign prince (?) |
自在天王 see styles |
zì zài tiān wáng zi4 zai4 tian1 wang2 tzu tsai t`ien wang tzu tsai tien wang Jizai tenō |
Deva-adhipatya |
大自在天 see styles |
dà zì zài tiān da4 zi4 zai4 tian1 ta tzu tsai t`ien ta tzu tsai tien daijizaiten だいじざいてん |
{Buddh} Mahesvara (Shiva in the Buddhist pantheon) Maheśvara, 摩醯首濕伐羅 or Śiva, lord of the present chiliocosm, or universe; he is described under two forms, one as the prince of demons, the other as divine, i.e. 毘舍闍 Piśācamaheśvara and 淨居 Śuddhāvāsa- or Śuddhodanamaheśvara. As Piśāca, head of the demons, he is represented with three eyes and eight arms, and riding on a white bull; a bull or a linga being his symbol. The esoteric school takes him for the transformation body of Vairocana, and as appearing in many forms, e.g. Viṣṇu, Nārāyana (i.e. Brahmā), etc. His wife (śakti) is Bhīmā, or 大自在天婦. As Śuddhāvāsa, or Pure dwelling, he is described as a bodhisattva of the tenth or highest degree, on the point of entering Buddhahood. There is dispute as to whether both are the same being, or entirely different. The term also means the sixth or highest of the six desire heavens. |
自在天外道 see styles |
zì zài tiān wài dào zi4 zai4 tian1 wai4 dao4 tzu tsai t`ien wai tao tzu tsai tien wai tao Jizaiten gedō |
Śivaites, who ascribed creation and destruction to Śiva, and that all things form his body, space his head, sun and moon his eyes, earth his body, rivers and seas his urine, mountains his fæces, wind his life, fire his heat, and all living things the vermin on his body. This sect is also known as the 自在等因宗. Śiva is represented with eight arms, three eyes, sitting on a bull. |
他化自在天 see styles |
tā huà zì zài tiān ta1 hua4 zi4 zai4 tian1 t`a hua tzu tsai t`ien ta hua tzu tsai tien takejizaiten たけじざいてん |
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) heaven of controlling others' emanations heaven where one can partake of the pleasures created in other heavens |
他化自在天王 see styles |
tā huà zì zài tiān wáng ta1 hua4 zi4 zai4 tian1 wang2 t`a hua tzu tsai t`ien wang ta hua tzu tsai tien wang take jizai tenō |
king of the heaven where one has power to convert others (?) |
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