天竜八部衆

てんりゅうはちぶしゅう

Also written 天龍八部衆

Meanings

1. Noun the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

Kanji

• 天 heaven. Read as テン.
• 竜 dragon. Read as リュウ.
• 八 eight. Read as ハチ.
• 部 part
• 衆 masses. Read as シュウ.

Word lists

• Buddhism

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists