Definition of 八部衆 (はちぶしゅう)

はちぶしゅう

八部衆

はちぶしゅう

hachibushuu

noun
the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)(Buddhist term)
Related Kanji
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
masses, great numbers, multitude, populace