Chan fan tian, Chán fàn tiān: 3 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
禪梵天 [chan fan tian]—The three brahmaloka heavens of the first dhyāna; cf. 禪 [chan].
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
禪梵天 [chan fan tian]—Chan Brahma Heavens — [Realm Name] Within the Form Realm (色界 [se jie]), there are four levels of heavenly abodes. All are places born from the practice of meditative concentration (禪定 [chan ding]), hence they are called Chan Heavens (禪天 [chan tian]). Its First Chan Heaven (第一禪天 [di yi chan tian]) further comprises three heavens: the first is Mahābrahmā Heaven (大梵天 [da fan tian]), the second is Brahmā-purohita Heaven (梵輔天 [fan fu tian]), and the third is Brahmā-pāriṣadya Heaven (梵眾天 [fan zhong tian]). These three heavens are collectively called Chan Brahma Heavens.
禪梵天—【界名】色界中有四重之天處。皆修禪定所生之處故曰禪天。其第一禪天更有三天，第一為大梵天。第二為梵輔天。第三為梵眾天。此三天通曰禪梵天。
[jiè míng] sè jiè zhōng yǒu sì zhòng zhī tiān chù. jiē xiū chán dìng suǒ shēng zhī chù gù yuē chán tiān. qí dì yī chán tiān gèng yǒu sān tiān, dì yī wèi dà fàn tiān. dì èr wèi fàn fǔ tiān. dì sān wèi fàn zhòng tiān. cǐ sān tiān tōng yuē chán fàn tiān.
[jie ming] se jie zhong you si zhong zhi tian chu. jie xiu chan ding suo sheng zhi chu gu yue chan tian. qi di yi chan tian geng you san tian, di yi wei da fan tian. di er wei fan fu tian. di san wei fan zhong tian. ci san tian tong yue chan fan tian.
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
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禪梵天 [chán fàn tiān] refers to: “brahma meditation heaven”.
禪梵天 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] thiền phạm thiên.
[Korean] 선범천 / seon beomcheon.
[Japanese] ゼンボンテン / zen bonten.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Fan tian, Fan, Tian, Chan, Can.
Full-text: Chu chan fan tian, Thien pham thien, So thien pham thien, Fan jia yi, Da fan tian wang, Zhu fu yi lian hua wei zuo chuang, Fan yu.
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