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天上界 (てんじょうかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
celestial world ; heaven
Refers to the realm of heavenly beings in Buddhist cosmology, distinct from the Christian concept of heaven. Often used in religious or mythological contexts.
しゅ
行ぎょう
を
積つ
み
、
死し
後ご
に
天てん
上じょう
界かい
へ
生う
まれ
変か
わる
こと
を
願ねが
っ
た
。
He trained diligently and wished to be reborn in the heavenly realm after death.
Similar words 天てん 国ごく 天国 is the general term for heaven or paradise, often used in Christian contexts or metaphorically for a blissful place. 天上界 is specifically the celestial realm in Buddhist cosmology.
極ごく 楽らく 極楽 (Sukhavati) is the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha, a specific paradise within Buddhist cosmology, while 天上界 is a broader term for any heavenly realm.
Etymology Compound of 天上 (tenjō, 'above the heavens') + 界 (kai, 'world, realm'). A Buddhist term for the realm of devas and celestial beings.
