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天上界 (tenjoukai) Japanese meaning: celestial world | Kotomora
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In Buddhism, the celestial world is considered one of the six realms.
He trained diligently and wished to be reborn in the heavenly realm after death.
Related 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 A Buddhist compound of 天上 “the celestial heavens” and 界 “realm,” denoting the heavenly world inhabited by devas and other celestial beings.
