天上天下唯我独尊
てんじょうてんげゆいがどくそん
Also written てんじょうてんがゆいがどくそん
Meanings
- Expression throughout heaven and earth, I alone am the honored one (words supposedly recited by Buddha on his birth, while raising his right arm)
Kanji
- 天 heaven. Read as テン.
- 上 up. Read as ジョウ.
- 下 down
- 唯 only. Read as ユイ.
- 我 ego
- 独 alone. Read as ドク.
- 尊 revere. Read as ソン.