天台

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See also: 天臺

Chinese

Etymology 1

day; sky; heaven
surname; (classical) you (in letters); platform
surname; (classical) you (in letters); platform; Taiwan (abbrev.)
 
simp. and trad.
(天台) 		天 台
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Proper noun

天台

  1. Alternative name for 天台山 (Tiāntāi Shān).
  2. Tiantai (a county of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China)
  3. (Buddhism) Tiantai (a school of Mahayana Buddhism that stresses the Lotus Sutra)
    天台宗  ―  Tiāntáizōng  ―  the Tiantai sect of Buddhism
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Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 天台 – see 天臺 (“rooftop”).
(This term is the simplified and variant traditional form of 天臺).
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Japanese

Kanji in this term
天 台
Grade: 1 Grade: 2
Alternative spelling
天臺 (kyūjitai)

Proper noun

天台(てんだい) • (Tendai) 

  1. a school of Mahayana Buddhism that stresses the Lotus Sutra

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