Taxonomy of meanings for 境界:  

  • TERRITORY
    • NPBUDDH: area, territory (pre-Buddhist: "border")
  • REALM
    • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: realm, sphere
    • NPabfigurativeBUDDH: mental realm, sphere of comprehension; sphere of cognition (SANSKRIT visaya, jñeya) (sometimes: > mental capacity) spiritual horizon