天竺

Traditional form:

天竺

Pinyin (reading):

Tiānzhú

Definitions:

• the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)

Characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 竺 - India; bamboo; surname

Traditional characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 竺 - India; bamboo; surname