第六天魔王
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 第 | 六 | 天 | 魔 | 王 |
| だい Grade: 3 |
ろく Grade: 1 |
てん Grade: 1 |
ま Grade: S |
おう Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | ||||
Etymology
The "Sixth Heaven" refers to Paranirmitavaśavartin, the uppermost of six heavens in the Desire Realm according to Buddhism, known in Japanese as 他化自在天 (Takejizai-ten). This heaven is ruled by the demon Mara, who deceives souls.
Sense 2 refers to Nobunaga's attack against the Enryaku-ji monastery in 1571, causing his enemies to compare him to the demon in Buddhism. Nobunaga later used this epithet for himself to intimidate his enemies. It was later attested in a letter to Shingen Takeda as his signature, and the Portuguese missionary Luís Fróis who mentioned that Nobunaga used it as a title for himself.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [da̠iɾo̞kɯ̟tẽ̞mːa̠o̞ː]
Proper noun
第六天魔王 • (Dairokutenmaō)
- (Buddhism) "Demon King of the Sixth Heaven"; Mara, a demon that rules the sixth and uppermost heaven in the Desire Realm, and tempts souls away from seeking enlightenment.
- (historical, derogatory) Nobunaga Oda, a Japanese warlord.