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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Jizō Bosatsu	7
Kṣitigarbha	2
Dizang Wang (Kṣitigarbha)	1
Ksitigarbha (Jijang Bosal)	1

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Lotus Sūtra → associatedBodhisattva → Ksitigarbha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kṣitigarbha

Ghost Festival → associatedWithDeity → Ksitigarbha ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dizang Wang (Kṣitigarbha)

Temple 41: Ryūkōji → dedicatedTo → Ksitigarbha ⓘ

subject surface form: Ryūkōji