迦か陵りょう頻びん伽が

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Meanings

1

noun

kalavinka; mythical bird of paradise with a beautiful voice

Buddhism

Buddhist term for a mythical bird said to sing sweetly in paradise. Often appears in Buddhist art and texts.

from Sanskrit

浄じょう土どには迦か陵りょう頻びん伽がという美うつくしい声こえの鳥とりがいるという。
It is said that in the Pure Land there is a bird called the kalavinka with a beautiful voice.

2

noun

person or creature with a beautiful voice

idiomatic expression

Idiomatic extension of the Buddhist term, used to praise someone's singing or speaking voice. Not an everyday word; mostly found in literary or poetic contexts.

彼かの女じょの歌うた声ごえはまるで迦か陵りょう頻びん伽がのようだ。
Her singing voice is just like that of a kalavinka.