Meaning of 西天
西天 means India (as called by ancient Chinese Buddhists); Western Paradise; Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss. Pronounced xī tiān.
- India (as called by ancient Chinese Buddhists)
- Western Paradise; Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss
Definitions & Examples
Táng唐
Sēng僧
shī师
tú徒
sì四
rén人
qù去
xī西
tiān天
qǔ取
jīng经
。
Master Tang and his three disciples went to the West (India) to retrieve Buddhist scriptures.
Xī西
tiān天
yòu又
chēng称
Tiān天
zhú竺
，
shì是
fó佛
jiào教
de的
fā发
yuán源
dì地
。
The Western Paradise (India), also known as Tianzhu, is the birthplace of Buddhism.