Eight Legions

English

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit अष्टसेना (aṣṭasenā).

Proper noun

Eight Legions

1. (Buddhism) group of eight Buddhist deities protecting the Dharma

Translations

Eight Legions

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 八部眾 / 八部众, 天龙八部 (zh)

• Japanese: 八部衆, 天龍八部衆
• Korean: 천룡팔부 (cheollyongpalbu), 팔부신장 (palbusinjang)
• Sanskrit: अष्टसेना (aṣṭasenā)
• Tibetan: ལྷ་འདྲེ་སྡེ་བརྒྱད་ (lha 'dre sde brgyad)