四天王 sì tiānwáng
sì tiānwáng
proper noun
Four Deva Kings; Four Heavenly Kings
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
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Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: cātur-mahārāja-kāyika; nameley: Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravaṇa, who each watch over one of the cardinal directions of the world (BCSD '四天王', p. 278; MW 'cāturmahārājakāyika'; SH '四天王', p. 173)
Contained in
- 四天王法 the teaching of the four heavenly kings
- 四天王合行 the practices of the four heavenly kings
- 四天王天 Caturmaharajika Heaven; Heaven of the Four Kings
- 三界二十八天; a. 欲界六天 1. 四天王天 2. 忉利天 3. 夜摩天 4. 兜率天 5. 化乐天 6. 他化自在天 b. 色界十八天 1. 梵众天 2. 梵辅天 3. 大梵天 4.少光天 5. 无量光天 6. 光音天 7. 少净天 8. 无量净天 9. 遍净天 10. 福生天 11. 福爱天 12. 广果天 13. 无想天 14. 无烦天 15. 无热天 16. 善见天 17. 善现天 18. 色究竟天 c.无色界四天 1. 空无边处天 2. 识无边处天 3. 无所有处天 4. 非想非非想处天(三界二十八天; a. 欲界六天 1. 四天王天 2. 忉利天 3. 夜摩天 4. 兜率天 5. 化樂天 6. 他化自在天 b. 色界十八天 1. 梵眾天 2. 梵輔天 3. 大梵天 4.少光天 5. 無量光天 6. 光音天 7. 少淨天 8. 無量淨天 9. 遍淨天 10. 福生天 11. 福愛天 12. 廣果天 13. 無想天 14. 無煩天 15. 無熱天 16. 善見天 17. 善現天 18. 色究竟天 c.無色界四天 1. 空無邊處天 2. 識無邊處天 3. 無所有處天 4. 非想非非想處天) Heaven: a. Six Heavens of the Desire Realm: 1. Caturmaharajika Heaven (the heaven of the four kings); 2. Trayastrimsa Heaven (the heaven of the thirty-three gods); 3. Yama Heaven (the heaven of timely restraint); 4. Tusita Heaven (the heaven of contentedness); 5. Nirmanarati Heaven (the heaven of joyful creation; 6. Paranirmita-vasavartin Heaven (the heaven of robbing others' pleasure); b. Eighteen Heavens of the Form Realm: 1. Brahma-parisadya Heaven (the heaven of the followers of Brahma); 2. Brahma-purohita Heaven (the heaven of the ministers of Brahma); 3. Mahabrahma Heaven (the heaven of the great Brahma); 4. Parittabha Heaven (the heaven of limited radiance); 5. Apramanabha Heaven (the heaven of infinite radiance); 6. Abhasvara Heaven (the heaven of radiant sound); 7. Parittasubha Heaven (the heaven of limited purity); 8. Apramanasubha Heaven (the heaven of infinite purity); 9. Subhakrtsna Heaven (the heaven of pervasive purity); 10. Punyaprasava Heaven (the heaven produced by virtue); 11. Anabhraka Heaven (the heaven of lovers of virtue); 12. Brhatphala Heaven (the heaven of bountiful fruits); 13. Asamjnisattvah Heaven (the heaven without thought); 14. Avrha Heaven (the heaven without affliction); 15. Atapa Heaven (the heaven without heat); 16. Sudarsana Heaven (the heaven of skillful vision); 17. Sudrsa Heaven (the heaven of skillful manifestation); 18. Akanistha Heaven (the supreme heaven of the form realm); c. Four Heavens of the Formless Realm: 1. Akasanantyayatana Heaven (the heaven of limitless space); 2. Vijnananantyayatana Heaven (the heaven of limitless consciousness); 3. Akiṃcanyaayatana Heaven (the heaven of nothingness); 4. Naiva-samjnanasamjnayatana Heaven (the heaven of neither thought nor non-thought)
- 佛说四天王经(佛說四天王經) Mañjuśrīvikurvāṇa parivarta; Fo Shuo Si Tianwang Jing
- 护世四天王(護世四天王) Four Deva Kings; Four Heavenly Kings
- 四天王宫(四天王宮) abodes of the four guardians
- 四天王寺 Shitennō-ji
- 四天王经(四天王經) Mañjuśrīvikurvāṇa parivarta; Si Tianwang Jing
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- The Four Heavenly Kings Offer Alms (Giving) 四天王獻缽(布施) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 7
- Golden Light Sūtra 金光明經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 4
- Buddhism and Translation Studies 佛教與翻譯學 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 3
- Volume 10: Religion Overview - Class 13: Dieties that have an Affinity with Buddhism 第十冊 宗教概說 第十三課 附佛神祇的因緣 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 3
- 2: The Thirty Three Manifestations of Avalokiteśvara (heavenly body and human body) 二．三十三身（天身、人身） The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》 — count: 2
- The Great Treasures Collection Sutra 大寶積經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 2
- How to be a Buddhist - Part 2: Upholding the Five Precepts, the Eight Precepts, and the Bodhisattva Precepts 怎樣做一個佛教徒 第二篇 受持五戒、八關齋戒、菩薩戒 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 2
- Buddhism and Disciples Upholding the Dharma 佛教的護法信徒 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 2
- 4. Japan - The Father of Japanese Buddhism Prince Shotoku 肆、日本 ■日本佛教之父聖德太子 Buddhism Series 4 - Disciples 《佛教叢書4－弟子》 — count: 2
- Volume 9: Investigation of Buddhist Questions - Class 9: Bodhisattvas 第九冊 佛教問題探討 第九課 菩薩 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 2
Collocations
- 四天王殿 (四天王殿) 四天王殿一定不可少 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 3: Layout of a Monastery 第三講‧叢林布局 — count: 4
- 四天王会 (四天王會) 四天王會選擇在這六天來到人間 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》, Lecture 14: Vegetarianism and Vegetarian Food 第十四講‧素食齋菜 — count: 4
- 四天王奉 (四天王奉) 四天王奉缽處 — Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》, The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions 大唐西域記 — count: 2
- 四天王居 (四天王居) 此四天王居須彌山四方的半腹 — Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》, Volume 9: Investigation of Buddhist Questions - Class 9: Bodhisattvas 第九冊 佛教問題探討 第九課 菩薩 — count: 2
- 告诉四天王 (告訴四天王) 佛陀真實的告訴四天王道 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 2
- 四天王道 (四天王道) 佛陀真實的告訴四天王道 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 2
- 四天王身高 (四天王身高) 四天王身高卻有半由旬 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 8 - Dependent Origination and Cessation 《人間佛教系列8－緣起與還滅》, From the Origin of the World to the Cessation of the World 從世界的起源到世界的還滅 — count: 2
- 生四天王 (生四天王) 生四天王處 — Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》, Hsing Yun Diary 9 - Remain Carefree in Observing the Mind: Life's Mission 星雲日記９～觀心自在 人生使命(1991/2/16~2/28) — count: 2
- 四天王寿 (四天王壽) 四天王壽長五百歲 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Prajna is the mother of the Buddhas of all ages - Part 8 [Lecture] 般若為三世諸佛母分第八 【講話】 — count: 2