Kṣitigarbha
Kṣitigarbha is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism and usually depicted as a Buddhist monk. His name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb". Kṣitigarbha is known for his vow to take responsibility for the instruction of all beings in the six worlds between the death of Gautama Buddha and the rise of Maitreya, as well as his vow not to achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied.
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When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Maya, Sarvanīvaraṇaviṣkambin, Śākyamuni Buddha, Ākāśagarbha, Cundī, Sūryaprabha, Candraprabha, Sarvanivāraṇaviṣkambhin, Prajñāpāramitā-devi, Bhaiṣajyasamudgata, Bhaiṣajyarāja, Akṣayamati, Ushnishavijaya, Cintamanicakra, Mahāsthāmaprāpta, Samyaka Dharma-Vidya Tathāgata, Heibai Wuchang, Yanluo Wang, Maitreya, Vajrapāṇi, Taras, Hachiman, Guan Yu, Vajrasattva, Vasudhara, Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri, Samantabhadra, Amitabha Buddha
- manifested by
- Sacred Girl, Six Kṣitigarbhas, Lokastotrapūjā-nātha
- allied with
- Diting, Prithvī Devī, Vajrasattva-Akṣobhya, Mulian
Mentioned by
- Heibai Wuchang
- Yanluo Wang
- Maitreya
- Vajrapāṇi
- Taras
- Hachiman
- Guan Yu
- Vajrasattva
- Vasudhara
- Avalokiteshvara
- Manjushri
- Samantabhadra
- Amitabha Buddha
- Sacred Girl
- Six Kṣitigarbhas
- Lokastotrapūjā-nātha
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Source passages
“In certain Chinese Buddhist legends, the arhat Mulian (目連) acts as an assistant to Ksitigarbha, known as Dizang, in his vow to save the denizens of hell. As a result, Mulian is usually also venerated in temples that enshrine Dizang.”
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“Kṣitigarbha ("Earth Source"), known as the savior of beings from hell”
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“In Mahayana Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara is one of the Four Great Bodhisattvas (四大菩薩) who are Mañjuśrī, Samantabhadra, Avalokiteśvara, and Kṣitigarbha.”
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