天耳

Chinese

		day; sky; heaven	ear
trad. (天耳)		天	耳
simp. #(天耳)		天	耳

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit दिव्यश्रोत्र (divyaśrotra).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiān'ěr

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiān'ěr
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tian-ěr
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-êrh³
    • Yale: tyān-ěr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianeel
    • Palladius: тяньэр (tjanʹer)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

天耳

1. (Buddhism) "divine ear", supernatural hearing possesed by the Buddha

   • 爾時，世尊在閑靜處，天耳清淨，聞諸比丘作如是議，即從座起，詣花林堂，就座而坐。 [MSC, trad.]
     尔时，世尊在闲静处，天耳清净，闻诸比丘作如是议，即从座起，诣花林堂，就座而坐。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 〈大本經〉"The Scripture of the Great Origin" in 《長阿含經》 Dirgha Agama, Later Qin, Hongshi era (399-416 CE), Chinese translation by 佛陀耶舍 Buddhayaśsa and 竺佛念 Zhu Fonian

     Ěrshí, shìzūn zài xiánjìng chù, tiān'ěr qīngjìng, wén zhū bǐqiū zuò rúshì yì, jí cóng zuò qǐ, yì huālíntáng, jiù zuò ér zuò. [Pinyin]

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See also

• 天目 (tiānmù)