<p>I demonstrate Heidegger’s distinction between his Beyng-historical notion of Abendland – “the land of the other inception” – from the historiological notion of Abendland as highlighted in Christianity and from the metaphysical notion of Abendland as exemplified by Platonism. He uses the term <i>das Occidentale</i> to redefine the latter two notions, which encompass “<i>das Westliche</i>,” “the Christian–Roman,” “the European” and “the modern.” Heidegger claims that Romanization and Christianity have distorted the first inception of <i>abendländische Philosophie</i> due to their comportment toward Being as things being made. Christianity is the quintessential form of <i>das Occidentale</i>, and it&#xa0;pervades other constituents of <i>das Occidentale</i>. <i>Das Westliche</i> is not restricted to the geopolitical dimension but is essentially involved with modernity and with modern Franco-British philosophy, the latter in stark contrast with German idealism. However, Heidegger also ascribes a certain significance to Occidental metaphysics and <i>das Westliche</i> from the vantage point of the history of Beyng. Exploring the multi-layered differentiation and connection between these terms reveals Heidegger’s unique thinking not only on the other inception of <i>abendländische Philosophie</i> but also on Europe as the consummation of the forgetfulness of Being and as the completion of the distortion caused by <i>das Occidentale.</i></p>