天てん眼げん

noun

heavenly eye; divine eye

Buddhist term for one of the five eyes (五眼), a supernatural power to see all things, including the distant, hidden, and future rebirths.

See also: 五眼

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、天てん眼げんは修しゅ行ぎょうによって得えられる神じん通つう力りきの一ひとつとされる。

  In Buddhism, the heavenly eye is considered one of the supernatural powers attained through practice.

noun

rolling back of the eyes during convulsions

Only with reading てんがん

Rare medical term; specifically refers to the eyes rolling upward during a seizure. Read てんがん.

• てんかん発ほっ作さの際さいに天てん眼がんが見みられることがある。

  During an epileptic seizure, rolling back of the eyes (tengan) may be observed.