Tianzhu

I think historically it has to do with the Catholics using the term "Tianzhu" (天主) for God (Lord of Heaven) and the Protestants emphasizing the use of "Yesu" (耶穌) or "Jidu" (基督) for Christ.

Intercultural Religion Mis-interpretation Michael Turton 2006

A person answering the telephone at the bank said it is a rural credit cooperative located on Huagan road, one of Tianzhu's main roads.

Bomb Rips Through China Bank Jason Dean 2011

Tianzhu sits just over 100 kilometers northwest of the provincial capital of Lanzhou.

Bomb Rips Through China Bank Jason Dean 2011

The official Xinhua news agency said that 60 were injured, 19 seriously, after an assailant threw the device into a staff meeting at a bank in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, in Wuwei city, Gansu province.

Petrol bomb attack on China bank 2011

A woman at the Tianzhu County Hospital told AP it had received about 20 victims, but said she did not know how seriously they were hurt.

Petrol bomb attack on China bank 2011

Xinhua said Friday's explosion took place in the Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, where it said about a third of the 210,000 county residents are ethnic Tibetans.

Bomb Rips Through China Bank Jason Dean 2011

An injured man is carried to an ambulance after a petrol bomb attack on a bank in Tianzhu Tibetan Autonomous County, Gansu Province Photograph: Xinhua/REUTERS

Petrol bomb attack on China bank 2011

However, if the above reason for a long-distance campaign was a direct and immediate response to a local situation, Liu indeed repeated Zhang Qian's suggestion to the Han court centuries before by stating that by taking action, communication between China and India (Tianzhu) through the Lake Erhai area could be established. 42 Again, the critical geographical location of Yunnan inspired political actions on the part of the Chinese.

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

Li Pi, a Tang minister, suggested to the emperor that an alliance among the Tang, Uyghur, Turks (Tujue), Nanzhao, India (Tianzhu), and Arabs (Dashi) against Tubo be established, a similar plan to what Emperor Wudi had designed to manage the Xiongnu. 67 With such an alliance, Tang China could complete encirclement and Tubo would become so distracted that it would no longer be able to concentrate on China.

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008

Nanzhao Yeshi (The wild history of Nanzhao) compiled by Ni He, a Ming scholar, records a tenacious local legend that not only suggests their intimate ties with all the neighbors but also suggests local concepts of the world. 35 According to this legend, the founder of Nanzhao was a grandson of Asoka of West Tianzhu (India).

Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE) 2008