天てん上じょう

noun

the heavens; the skies

Refers to the sky or celestial realm in a general, often poetic or literary sense.

• 星ほしが天てん上じょうに輝かがやいている。

  Stars are shining in the heavens.

noun

heaven; deva realm

Buddhist term for the celestial realm where devas reside; also used in a religious context for paradise.

See also: 天道 (あまじ)

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、天てん上じょうは六ろく道どうの一ひとつとされる。

  In Buddhism, the deva realm is considered one of the six realms of existence.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

ascending to heaven; death

Euphemistic or literary expression for dying, especially of a noble or holy person; can also be used as a suru verb.

• 高こう僧そうが天てん上じょうしたと伝つたえられている。

  It is said that the high priest ascended to heaven.