Definition of 天竜八部衆 (てんりゅうはちぶしゅう)
てんりゅうはちぶしゅう
天竜八部衆
てんりゅうはちぶしゅう
tenryuuhachibushuu
noun
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the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
天龍八部衆【てんりゅうはちぶしゅう】
Related Kanji
| 天 | heavens, sky, imperial |
| 竜 | dragon, imperial |
| 八 | eight, eight radical (no. 12) |
| 部 | section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine |
| 衆 | masses, great numbers, multitude, populace |
| 龍 | dragon, imperial |