天てん竜りゅう八はち部ぶ衆しゅう

noun

the eight legions; eight kinds of Buddhist guardian deities

Buddhist term referring to eight classes of supernatural beings that protect the Dharma: devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, and mahoragas.

• 天てん竜りゅう八はち部ぶ衆しゅうは仏ぶっ法ぽうを守しゅ護ごする八はっ種しゅの神かみ々がみです。

  The Tenryū Hachibushū are eight kinds of deities that protect the Buddhist teachings.