"持国天" meaning in Japanese

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Proper name

IPA: [d͡ʑiko̞kɯ̟tẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 持国天 [canonical] (ruby: (), (こく), (てん)), Jikokuten [romanization], Dikokuten [romanization], ぢこくてん [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: 持 (“to hold”) + 国 (“nation”) + 天 (“deva”), Middle Chinese 持國天王 (MC dri kwok then hjwang|hjwangH, literally “Nation-Holding Heavenly King”), calque of Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra, literally “Nation Holder”) Etymology templates: {{suf|ja|持|国|天|sort=しこくてん'|t1=to hold|t2=nation|t3=deva}} 持 (“to hold”) + 国 (“nation”) + 天 (“deva”), {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しこくてん'}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|持國天王|lit=Nation-Holding Heavenly King}} 持國天王 (MC dri kwok then hjwang|hjwangH, literally “Nation-Holding Heavenly King”), {{cal|ja|sa|धृतराष्ट्र|lit=Nation Holder|nocap=y|sort=じこくてん}} calque of Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra, literally “Nation Holder”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|じこくてん|hhira=ぢこくてん}} 持(じ)国(こく)天(てん) • (Jikokuten) ^(←ぢこくてん (Dikokuten)?)
  1. (Buddhism) Dhṛtarāṣṭra Wikipedia link: ja:持国天
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