Ksitigarbha

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Buddhist deity Mahāyāna bodhisattva bodhisattva

Ksitigarbha is a revered bodhisattva in East Asian Buddhism, especially known as the compassionate savior of beings in hell realms and protector of children and travelers.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Jizō Bosatsu	7
Kṣitigarbha	2
Dizang Wang (Kṣitigarbha)	1
Ksitigarbha canonical	1
Ksitigarbha (Jijang Bosal)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5233195 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ksitigarbha
Context triple: [Chinese Buddhism, hasBodhisattva, Ksitigarbha]

A. Yakushi Nyorai
Yakushi Nyorai is the Medicine Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism, revered as a healing deity who alleviates physical and spiritual suffering.
B. Maitreya
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
C. Amida
Amida was the ancient name of the city now known as Diyarbakır, a historically significant fortified settlement in southeastern Anatolia.
D. Amitābha Buddha
Amitābha Buddha is a celestial buddha revered in Mahayana Buddhism as the embodiment of infinite light and compassion who presides over the Western Pure Land, a realm of bliss and salvation.
E. Bhaisajyaguru
Bhaisajyaguru, also known as the Medicine Buddha, is a revered Mahayana Buddhist deity associated with healing, medicine, and the alleviation of suffering.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ksitigarbha
Target entity description: Ksitigarbha is a revered bodhisattva in East Asian Buddhism, especially known as the compassionate savior of beings in hell realms and protector of children and travelers.

A. Yakushi Nyorai
Yakushi Nyorai is the Medicine Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism, revered as a healing deity who alleviates physical and spiritual suffering.
B. Maitreya
Maitreya is the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, prophesied to appear on Earth, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma.
C. Amida
Amida was the ancient name of the city now known as Diyarbakır, a historically significant fortified settlement in southeastern Anatolia.
D. Amitābha Buddha
Amitābha Buddha is a celestial buddha revered in Mahayana Buddhism as the embodiment of infinite light and compassion who presides over the Western Pure Land, a realm of bliss and salvation.
E. Bhaisajyaguru
Bhaisajyaguru, also known as the Medicine Buddha, is a revered Mahayana Buddhist deity associated with healing, medicine, and the alleviation of suffering.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist deity ⓘ Mahāyāna bodhisattva ⓘ bodhisattva ⓘ
associatedConcept	merit transfer ⓘ post-mortem salvation ⓘ
associatedQuality	compassion ⓘ salvific power ⓘ vows ⓘ
associatedRealm	hell realms ⓘ
associatedWith	funerary rites ⓘ memorial services for the dead ⓘ pilgrimage practices ⓘ protection of aborted and miscarried children ⓘ
ChineseName	Dìzàng NERFINISHED ⓘ 地藏 NERFINISHED ⓘ
cultCenter	Mount Jiuhua NERFINISHED ⓘ
genderPresentation	male monastic form ⓘ
iconography	depicted as a monk ⓘ holding a staff ⓘ holding a wish-fulfilling jewel ⓘ shaven head ⓘ wearing monastic robes ⓘ
JapaneseName	Jizō NERFINISHED ⓘ
KoreanName	Jijang NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaningOfName	Earth Store NERFINISHED ⓘ Womb of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfInfluence	China NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
role	guide of the dead ⓘ protector of children ⓘ protector of travelers ⓘ savior of beings in hell realms ⓘ
SanskritName	Kṣitigarbha NERFINISHED ⓘ
scripturalSource	Dizang Jing NERFINISHED ⓘ Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol	cintamani jewel ⓘ khakkhara staff ⓘ
veneratedIn	Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ East Asian Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
VietnameseName	Địa Tạng NERFINISHED ⓘ
vow	to delay Buddhahood until all hells are emptied ⓘ
worshipForm	graveyard shrines ⓘ statues at crossroads and roadsides ⓘ temple altars ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese Buddhism → hasBodhisattva → Ksitigarbha ⓘ

Korean Buddhism → veneratedFigure → Ksitigarbha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ksitigarbha (Jijang Bosal)

Ghost Festival → associatedWithDeity → Ksitigarbha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dizang Wang (Kṣitigarbha)

East Asian Buddhism → veneratedDeity → Ksitigarbha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kṣitigarbha

Lotus Sūtra → associatedBodhisattva → Ksitigarbha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kṣitigarbha

Temple 5: Jizōji → mainDeity → Ksitigarbha ⓘ