十じゅう二に天てん

noun

twelve devas

Refers to the twelve guardian deities in esoteric Buddhism, especially in the Shingon sect. A specialized religious term.

• 真しん言ごん宗しゅうの曼まん荼だ羅らには十じゅう二に天てんが描えがかれている。

  The twelve devas are depicted in the mandalas of the Shingon sect.