九天

Readings

Pinyin: jiǔtiān

Wade-Giles: chiu-t'ien

Hangul: 구천

Korean MC: gucheon

Korean MR: kuch'ŏn

Katakana: キュウテン

Hepburn: kyūten

nine heavens

• In Buddhism, nine stars that circulate the earth. 月天, 水星天, 金星天, 日輪天, 火星天, 木星天, 土星天, 恆星天, 宗動天. [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Gakken]
• The nine heavens of the fourth meditation. See 四禪九天. [resp. Charles Muller]

Dictionary References:

Dai kanwa jiten, Vol. 1, p. 378

Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.), 212b

Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga), 13-P43

Copyright © 2010 -- Charles Muller

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