Xi jian cheng, Xǐ jiàn chéng: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
喜見城 [xi jian cheng]—Sudarśana, the city, beautiful, the chief city or capital, of the thirty-three Indra-heavens; also 善見域 [shan jian yu].
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
喜見城 [xi jian cheng]—The City of Joyful Sights — [Realm Name] The name of the city where Indra (帝釋 [di shi]) resides, located in the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven (忉利天 [dao li tian]) (translated as "Heaven of the Thirty-three"), on the summit of Mount Sumeru (須彌山 [xu mi shan]). The Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra (智度論 [zhi du lun]), Chapter 100, states: "On the summit of the seven encircling mountains, there is the palace of the Thirty-three Heavens. This city has seven layers and is named Joyful Sights (喜見 [xi jian]). It has nine hundred ninety-nine gates, and by each gate, there are sixteen powerful blue-clad yakshas guarding the city." However, texts such as the Qishi Jing (起世经 [qi shi jing]), Xianyu Jing (贤愚经 [xian yu jing]), Dīrghāgama (长阿含经 [zhang a han jing]), Upāsaka-śīla Sūtra (优婆塞戒经 [you po sai jie jing]), Abhidharmakośa-bhāṣya (俱舍论 [ju she lun]), and Nyāyānusāra (顺正理论 [shun zheng li lun]) generally refer to it as the City of Good Sights (善见城 [shan jian cheng]), which is a discrepancy in translation. Therefore, the Abhidharmakośa-kārikā-bhāṣya commentary (俱舍论颂疏 [ju she lun song shu]), Chapter 11, states: "On the summit of the mountain, there is a palace called Sudarśana (善见 [shan jian]) (also known as the City of Joyful Sights); those who see it praise its excellence."
喜見城—【界名】忉利天（譯曰三十三天）帝釋所住之城名。在須彌山之頂。智度論一百曰：「七匝山頂有三十三天宮，其城七重，名為喜見。九百九十九門，一一門邊皆有十六青衣大力鬼神，守護城中。」然起世經、賢愚經、長阿含經、優婆塞戒經、俱舍論、順正理論等總作善見城，是翻譯之相違也。因而俱舍論頌疏十一曰：「於山頂中有宮名善見（亦名喜見城也），見者稱善也。」
[jiè míng] dāo lì tiān (yì yuē sān shí sān tiān) dì shì suǒ zhù zhī chéng míng. zài xū mí shān zhī dǐng. zhì dù lùn yī bǎi yuē: “qī zā shān dǐng yǒu sān shí sān tiān gōng, qí chéng qī zhòng, míng wèi xǐ jiàn. jiǔ bǎi jiǔ shí jiǔ mén, yī yī mén biān jiē yǒu shí liù qīng yī dà lì guǐ shén, shǒu hù chéng zhōng.” rán qǐ shì jīng,, xián yú jīng,, zhǎng ā hán jīng,, yōu pó sāi jiè jīng,, jù shě lùn,, shùn zhèng lǐ lùn děng zǒng zuò shàn jiàn chéng, shì fān yì zhī xiāng wéi yě. yīn ér jù shě lùn sòng shū shí yī yuē: “yú shān dǐng zhōng yǒu gōng míng shàn jiàn (yì míng xǐ jiàn chéng yě), jiàn zhě chēng shàn yě.”
[jie ming] dao li tian (yi yue san shi san tian) di shi suo zhu zhi cheng ming. zai xu mi shan zhi ding. zhi du lun yi bai yue: "qi za shan ding you san shi san tian gong, qi cheng qi zhong, ming wei xi jian. jiu bai jiu shi jiu men, yi yi men bian jie you shi liu qing yi da li gui shen, shou hu cheng zhong." ran qi shi jing,, xian yu jing,, zhang a han jing,, you po sai jie jing,, ju she lun,, shun zheng li lun deng zong zuo shan jian cheng, shi fan yi zhi xiang wei ye. yin er ju she lun song shu shi yi yue: "yu shan ding zhong you gong ming shan jian (yi ming xi jian cheng ye), jian zhe cheng shan ye."
喜見城 t = 喜见城 s = xǐ jiàn chéng p refers to [proper noun] “City of Śakra”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: See 善見城 [shan jian cheng] (SH '天帝釋城 [tian di shi cheng]', p. 145) .
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Chinese-English dictionary
喜見城 [xǐ jiàn chéng] refers to: “Sudarśana” [Mythical place name].
喜見城 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 蘇達梨舍那山; 須陀施尼天.
[Vietnamese] hỷ kiến thành.
[Korean] 희견성 / Huigyeon seong.
[Japanese] キケンジョウ / Kiken jō.
Chinese language.
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Partial matches: Xi, Xi jian, Cheng, Jian.
Full-text: Tian di shi cheng, Xi jian tian, Shan jian cheng, Di shi shan fa tang, Di shi cheng, Yishu, Di shi si yuan, Shan fa tang, Xu tuo shi ni tian, Su da li she na shan, Mo na si, Huan xi yuan, Dao li tian, Shi er, Dishi, Ma jiang pai, Gui jia shou gu wen zi.
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