六天

Readings

Pinyin: liùtiān

Wade-Giles: liu-t'ien

Hangul: 육천

Korean MC: yukcheon

Korean MR: yukch'ŏn

Katakana: ロクテン

Hepburn: rokuten

lục thiên

six heavens

• The six heavens of the desire realm. See 六欲天. (Skt. ṣaḍ divaukasaḥ, ṣaṭ...deva-nikāyāḥ). 〔倶舍論 T 1559.29.198a28〕 [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyō jiten (Ui), 1140

Bulgyo sajeon, 690a

Iwanami bukkyō jiten, 848

Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi), 548

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 1457c

Ding Fubao

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 0166

Bukkyō daijiten (Oda), 1838-3

(Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, 134

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