noun
Surya; sun god in Buddhism
Specifically refers to the Hindu sun god Surya as adopted into Shingon Buddhism, one of the twelve devas.
See also: 日天子
日天は十二天の一尊として真言宗で信仰されている。
Nitten is worshipped as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism.
noun
Archaic term for the sun; not used in modern Japanese outside of historical or poetic contexts.
古い文献では「日天」が単に太陽を指すことがある。
In old texts, 'nitten' can simply refer to the sun.