tiānshǐ
閻魔王之使。天者自然之義,發自自然之業道而警告世者,譬之曰天使。經中說三天使五天使。
Divine messengers, especially those of Yama; also his 三天使 three messengers, or lictors-- old age, sickness, death; and his 五天使 or 五大使, i. e. the last three together with rebirth and prisons or punishments on earth.
angel
imperial envoy
一天使 指閻魔王之使者。天者自然之義,以發自自然之業道而警醒世人,故譬之為天使。正法念處經卷十九舉出老、病、死等三天使。佛說閻羅王五天使者經則舉出生、老、病、死、王法之牢獄等五天使,亦稱為五大使者。〔起世經卷四〕(參閱「五大使者」1406)p1754