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闥: gate (in 乾闥婆)

gate (in 乾闥婆)
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Readings

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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

Gandharva, one of the eight guardian classes in Buddhism, is a god who feeds on fragrance and plays music.

In old sutras, a mirage was called the castle of the Gandharvas.

On the temple mural, a Gandharva playing a flute was painted beside a heavenly maiden.

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