Heavenly Emperor

Japanese: 天帝 - てんてい

[1] [noun] The god who presides over the heavens. The god of creation. Creator. God. ※Tamazukuri Komachiko Sosui-sho (late 10th century) “Prayed _to the _Heavenly Emperor for wealth and prosperity, and asked the Earthly _{God for joy and prosperity.} _” ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Koshoku Mankintan (1694), vol. 1 “Born after receiving 63 koku of rice and 8 guests from the Heavenly Emperor of the Big Dipper.” [Sengoku-saku, Chu-saku, I-o] [2][1 ] Taishakuten . Ten-tai. ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) vol. 10 “This emperor was punished by the Heavenly Emperor for the Battle of Shakumiya .” [2] Refers to the God Jehovah of the Old Testament. Lord of heaven. God. ※Nanbanji Kosho-ki (around 1638) “A native of the Southern Barbarian Christian country, he came to Japan to spread the teachings of the Heavenly Emperor.”

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙天を主宰する神。造化の神。造物主。上帝。※玉造小町子壮衰書（１０Ｃ後）「富貴祈_二天帝_一、歓栄請_二地祇_一」※浮世草子・好色万金丹（1694）一「北斗の天帝(テンテイ)より米六十三石と客八人と請け得て生れ」〔戦国策‐楚策・威王〕[2][一] 帝釈天(たいしゃくてん)のこと。てんたい。※太平記（１４Ｃ後）一〇「此帝尺宮の戦に修羅の眷属共天帝(テイ)の為に罰せられて」[二] 旧約聖書の神エホバをさす。天主。上帝。※南蛮寺興廃記（1638頃）「南蛮切支丹国の者にして、天帝の宗門弘法のために渡来せり」

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