There are 13 total results for your 水天 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
水天 see styles |
shuǐ tiān shui3 tian1 shui t`ien shui tien suiten すいてん |
(1) water and sky; (2) Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west) Varuṇa, 縛嚕拏; 婆樓那 ούϕανός, the heavens, or the sky, where are clouds and dragons; the 水神 water-deva, or dragon-king, who rules the clouds, rains, and water generally. One of the 大神 in the esoteric maṇḍalas; he rules the west; his consort is the 水天妃 represented on his left, and his chief retainer 水天眷屬 is placed on his right. |
水天供 see styles |
shuǐ tiān gōng shui3 tian1 gong1 shui t`ien kung shui tien kung Suiten gu |
or 水天法 is the method of worshipping Varuṇa for rain. |
水天宮 see styles |
suitenguu / suitengu すいてんぐう |
(place-name) Suitenguu |
水天法 see styles |
shuǐ tiān fǎ shui3 tian1 fa3 shui t`ien fa shui tien fa Suiten hō |
offerings to Varuṇa |
水天一色 see styles |
shuǐ tiān yī sè shui3 tian1 yi1 se4 shui t`ien i se shui tien i se |
water and sky merge in one color (idiom) |
水天宮山 see styles |
suitenguuyama / suitenguyama すいてんぐうやま |
(place-name) Suitenguuyama |
水天彷彿 see styles |
suitenhoufutsu / suitenhofutsu すいてんほうふつ |
(yoji) view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished |
水天循環 see styles |
suitenjunkan すいてんじゅんかん |
(rare) (See 水循環) hydrologic cycle; water cycle |
水天德佛 see styles |
shuǐ tiān dé fó shui3 tian1 de2 fo2 shui t`ien te fo shui tien te fo Suiten tokubutsu |
The 743 rd Buddha of the present universe. |
水天髣髴 see styles |
suitenhoufutsu / suitenhofutsu すいてんほうふつ |
(yoji) view in the distant offing where the sea and skyline cannot be distinguished |
水天宮前駅 see styles |
suitenguumaeeki / suitengumaeeki すいてんぐうまええき |
(st) Suitenguumae Station |
手長水天狗 see styles |
tenagamizutengu; tenagamizutengu てながみずてんぐ; テナガミズテング |
(kana only) Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus); bummalo |
Variations: |
suitenhoufutsu / suitenhofutsu すいてんほうふつ |
(yoji) the sky and water merging into one; seamless merging of the sea and the sky |
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