闥
闥: gate (in 乾闥婆)
gate (in 乾闥婆)
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Readings
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タツ・タチ
Kun—
闥 appears almost only in the Buddhist name 乾闥婆 (けんだつば), the celestial musician Gandharva.
Key words
乾闥婆けんだつばGandharva
Example sentences
仏教の八部衆の一つである乾闥婆は、香を食べ音楽を奏でる神だ。
Gandharva, one of the eight guardian classes in Buddhism, is a god who feeds on fragrance and plays music.
古い経典では、蜃気楼のことを乾闥婆の城と呼んだ。
In old sutras, a mirage was called the castle of the Gandharvas.
寺の壁画には、天女と並んで笛を吹く乾闥婆が描かれていた。
On the temple mural, a Gandharva playing a flute was painted beside a heavenly maiden.