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'''Kshitigarbha''' (Skt. ''Kṣitigarbha''; Tib. ''Sa Yi Nyingpo''; [[Wyl.]] ''sa yi snying po'' or ''sa'i snying po'') — one of the most important [[bodhisattva]]s in China and Japan. His activity focuses more particularly on helping those who suffer in the [[hells|hell realms]]. He is often depicted as white in colour, holding a jewel that symbolizes [[wisdom]]. | '''Kshitigarbha''' (Skt. ''Kṣitigarbha''; Tib. ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ་, ''Sa Yi Nyingpo''; [[Wyl.]] ''sa yi snying po'' or ''sa'i snying po'') — one of the most important [[bodhisattva]]s in China and Japan. His activity focuses more particularly on helping those who suffer in the [[hells|hell realms]]. He is often depicted as white in colour, holding a jewel that symbolizes [[wisdom]]. | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 11:05, 27 January 2011
Kshitigarbha (Skt. Kṣitigarbha; Tib. ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ་, Sa Yi Nyingpo; Wyl. sa yi snying po or sa'i snying po) — one of the most important bodhisattvas in China and Japan. His activity focuses more particularly on helping those who suffer in the hell realms. He is often depicted as white in colour, holding a jewel that symbolizes wisdom.
Further Reading
- Jamgön Mipham, A Garland of Jewels, (trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso), Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2008