created reference approved 西天 → 极乐世界/極樂世界 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
西天 xītiān
极乐世界 / 極樂世界 jílèshìjiè
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 西天 → 净土/淨土 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
西天 xītiān
净土 / 淨土 jìngtǔ
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Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 西天 · xītiān · Western Paradise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
西天
xītiān
Western Paradise
In Buddhism, the Pure Land of Amida Buddha; a place of perfect happiness where believers hope to go after death. Also referred to as [[极乐世界|極樂世界|ji2 le4 shi4 jie4]] or [[净土|淨土|jing4 tu3]].
西 (literal) → 西 · xī · the afterlife 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 西天 · xītiān · India — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
西天
xītiān
India
An ancient term for India, named because it was located to the west of China; famously known as the destination of the monk [[玄奘|玄奘|xuan2 zang4]] in his quest for Buddhist scriptures.
西 (literal) → 西 · xī · west 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · sky
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition