天尊

“Bhagavan”

Calque of Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān, “[he who is] honored by the gods”), with भग (bhaga) used in the sense of "gods". Displaced by 世尊 (Shìzūn) in later translations.

天尊

1. (archaic) Heaven.
2. (Taoism) deity.

天尊

1. (Buddhism, archaic) Bhagavan; Lord; Honoured One (title of the Buddha)

   Synonyms: 世尊 (Shìzūn), 天中天

   • 如今天尊，救護世間；願我後世，得道如佛。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     如今天尊，救护世间；愿我后世，得道如佛。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 佛本行經

     Rújīn Tiānzūn, jiùhù shìjiān; yuàn wǒ hòu shì, dé dào rú fó. [Pinyin]

     "The One Honored by the Gods is saving the world at present; may I in later lives attain the Way like the Buddha."

2. (Church of the East, historical) God the Father.

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “天尊” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].