天台

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)

Pronunciation


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   Tiāntáizōng   the Tiantai sect of Buddhism
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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

Derived terms

  • 天台宗
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