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人間界
にんげんかい
1. [n]
▶ human realm
▶ world of humans
▶ terrestrial world



History:
4. A 2018-12-04 09:46:36  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2018-12-03 11:55:42  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/人間界
daij don't specifically say it's Buddhist, but daijs refers to 天上界
天上界:
1 天上にあるという世界。2 仏語。六道・十界の一。人間界の上にあり、最上の果報を受ける者が住む清浄な世界。天界。
(notice there's a mention of "人間界" in there as well, and 十界 is "ten realms" in English)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_realms
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<gloss>human realm</gloss>
2. A 2018-08-07 09:36:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-08-05 21:29:59  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5
daijr: "天上界などに対して,人間の住むこの世界"
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>the world of humans</gloss>
+<gloss>world of humans</gloss>
+<gloss>terrestrial world</gloss>

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