Doulutian, Dōu lǜ tiān, Dou lu tian: 6 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
都率天 [dou lu tian]—Tuṣita, see 都史多 [dou shi duo].
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
兜率天 [dou lu tian]—Tuṣita Heaven — [Realm Name (界名 [jie ming])] Tuṣita (兜率 [dou lu]), which translates as "contentment" (知足 [zhi zu]), meaning that one knows to be content and to cease pursuing the five desires (五欲境 [wu yu jing]). This heaven dwells in space (依空而居 [yi kong er ju]). Four hundred years in the human realm (人間 [ren jian]) constitute one day and night (晝夜 [zhou ye]) in this heaven. Thus, 144,000 years in the human realm make up one year in this heaven. If the lifespan (壽 [shou]) in this heaven is 4,000 years, then that would be 5.76 billion years in the human realm. Refer to the entry for Tuṣita (兜率 [dou lu]).
兜率天—【界名】兜率，此翻知足，謂於五欲境知止足故。此天依空而居。人間四百年，為此天一晝夜。則人間十四萬四千年，方為此天一年。若此天壽四千歲，則該人間五十七億六百萬年矣。參照兜率條。(兜率)
[jiè míng] dōu lǜ, cǐ fān zhī zú, wèi yú wǔ yù jìng zhī zhǐ zú gù. cǐ tiān yī kōng ér jū. rén jiān sì bǎi nián, wèi cǐ tiān yī zhòu yè. zé rén jiān shí sì wàn sì qiān nián, fāng wèi cǐ tiān yī nián. ruò cǐ tiān shòu sì qiān suì, zé gāi rén jiān wǔ shí qī yì liù bǎi wàn nián yǐ. cān zhào dōu lǜ tiáo.(dōu lǜ)
[jie ming] dou lu, ci fan zhi zu, wei yu wu yu jing zhi zhi zu gu. ci tian yi kong er ju. ren jian si bai nian, wei ci tian yi zhou ye. ze ren jian shi si wan si qian nian, fang wei ci tian yi nian. ruo ci tian shou si qian sui, ze gai ren jian wu shi qi yi liu bai wan nian yi. can zhao dou lu tiao.(dou lu)
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都率天 [dou lu tian]—Doushuai Heaven — [Name of a realm] Fully called Doushuo Tuo (兜率陀 [dou lu tuo]) or Doushi Tuo (都史陀 [dou shi tuo]), translated as 'contentment' (知足 [zhi zu]). It is so named because one knows how to stop and be content regarding the five desires (五欲 [wu yu]). Refer to the entry for Doushuai (兜率 [dou lu]).
都率天—【界名】具云兜率陀或都史陀，譯云知足。於五欲知止足，故名，參照兜率條。(兜率)
[jiè míng] jù yún dōu lǜ tuó huò dōu shǐ tuó, yì yún zhī zú. yú wǔ yù zhī zhǐ zú, gù míng, cān zhào dōu lǜ tiáo.(dōu lǜ)
[jie ming] ju yun dou lu tuo huo dou shi tuo, yi yun zhi zu. yu wu yu zhi zhi zu, gu ming, can zhao dou lu tiao.(dou lu)
1) 兜率天 ts = dōu lǜ tiān p refers to [proper noun] “Tusita Heaven; Tusita gods”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: tuṣita, Pali tusita, Japanese: tosotsuten, Tibetan: dga' ldan; the fourth of the Six Heavens of the Realm of Desire in Buddhist cosmology (BL 'tuṣita'; Conze 1973, pp. 311-324; FGDB '兜率天 [dou lu tian]'; Lancaster 1968, p. 378; SH '欲界 [yu jie]', p. 356; Tzu Chuang 2012) .
2) 都率天 ts = dōu lǜ tiān p refers to [proper noun] “Tusita”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: tuṣita; see 兜率天 [dou lu tian] (FGDB '兜率天 [dou lu tian]') ..
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[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
兜率天 [dōu lǜ tiān] [dou lu tian]—
妙足 [miao zu] (Miàozú), 知足 [zhi zu] (Zhīzú). This is a phonetic transliteration of the Sanskrit word Tusita (梵語 [fan yu] Tusita). It is one of the six heavens in the Desire Realm (欲界 [yu jie]). One day and night in this heaven is equivalent to four hundred human years. The heavenly beings (天人 [tian ren]) residing here are entirely luminous, but they have not severed their desires, thus they still belong to the Desire Realm (欲界 [yu jie]). Mahayana Buddhism (大乘佛教 [da cheng fu jiao]) believes that this heaven has an inner court (內院 [nei yuan]) and an outer court (外院 [wai yuan]). The outer court (外院 [wai yuan]) is a heaven of the Desire Realm (欲界天 [yu jie tian]), while the inner court (內院 [nei yuan]) is the Pure Land (淨土 [jing tu]) where Maitreya (隬勒 [ni lei]) resides, and it is the destination sought by followers of Maitreya (彌勒信仰者 [mi lei xin yang zhe]) for rebirth (往生 [wang sheng]). In the Tang Dynasty (唐 [tang]) poem "Answering a Guest" (〈答客說 [da ke shuo]〉) by Bai Juyi (白居易 [bai ju yi]): "The sea and mountains are not where I return; if I return, I should return to Tusita Heaven." It is also translated as "兜率陀 [dou lu tuo]" and "睹史多 [du shi duo]".
兜率天：妙足、知足。梵語 Tusita 的音譯。欲界六天之一。此天一晝夜相當於人間四百年。住此的天人澈體光明，但未斷欲，故仍屬欲界。大乘佛教認為，此天有內院和外院，外院是欲界天，內院則是隬勒居住的淨土，為彌勒信仰者追求的往生去處。唐．白居易〈答客說〉詩：「海山不是吾歸處，歸即應歸兜率天。」也譯作「兜率陀」、「睹史多」。
dōu lǜ tiān: miào zú,, zhī zú. fàn yǔ Tusita de yīn yì. yù jiè liù tiān zhī yī. cǐ tiān yī zhòu yè xiāng dāng yú rén jiān sì bǎi nián. zhù cǐ de tiān rén chè tǐ guāng míng, dàn wèi duàn yù, gù réng shǔ yù jiè. dà chéng fú jiào rèn wèi, cǐ tiān yǒu nèi yuàn hé wài yuàn, wài yuàn shì yù jiè tiān, nèi yuàn zé shì nǐ lēi jū zhù de jìng tǔ, wèi mí lēi xìn yǎng zhě zhuī qiú de wǎng shēng qù chù. táng． bái jū yì 〈dá kè shuō〉 shī: “hǎi shān bù shì wú guī chù, guī jí yīng guī dōu lǜ tiān.” yě yì zuò “dōu lǜ tuó” ,, “dǔ shǐ duō” .
dou lu tian: miao zu,, zhi zu. fan yu Tusita de yin yi. yu jie liu tian zhi yi. ci tian yi zhou ye xiang dang yu ren jian si bai nian. zhu ci de tian ren che ti guang ming, dan wei duan yu, gu reng shu yu jie. da cheng fu jiao ren wei, ci tian you nei yuan he wai yuan, wai yuan shi yu jie tian, nei yuan ze shi ni lei ju zhu de jing tu, wei mi lei xin yang zhe zhui qiu de wang sheng qu chu. tang. bai ju yi
1) 都率天 [dōu lǜ tiān] refers to: “Tuṣita Heaven”.
都率天 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 兜率陀天; 兜術天; 知足天.
[Vietnamese] đô suất thiên.
[Korean] 도솔천 / Dosol cheon.
[Japanese] トソツテン / Tosotsu ten.
2) 兜率天 [dōu lǜ tiān] refers to: “Tuṣita Heaven”.
兜率天 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Tibetan] dga` ldan.
[Vietnamese] đāu suất thiên.
[Korean] 두솔천 / Dusol Cheon.
[Japanese] トソツテン / Tosotsu Ten.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Dou lu, Tian, Lou, He, Dou, Lu.
Starts with (+0): Dou lu tian gong, Dou lu tian zi.
Full-text (+75): Dou lu tian gong, Dou lu tian zi, Guan mi lei pu sa shang sheng dou lu tian jing, Fu shuo guan mi lei pu sa shang sheng dou lu tian jing, Zhi zu tian, Dou lu tuo, Sheng dou lu tian gong, Cong dou lu tian xia, Tuo tai, Guan mi lei shang sheng dou lu tian jing zan, Miao xi zu tian, Dou shu tian, Mi lei shang sheng jing, Dou lu tuo tian, Liu tian, Dou ye, Dou lu, Guan mi lei pu sa sheng dou lu tian jing, Miao zu tian, Xi zu tian.
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