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'''Kshitigarbha''' (Skt. ''Kṣitigarbha''; [[Wyl.]] ''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''; Chi. 地藏, pin. ''Dìzàng'') — one of the [[eight great bodhisattvas]] who is especially revered in China and Japan. Having vowed not to achieve [[buddhahood]] until all hells are emptied, 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 staff in his right hand and a jewel that symbolizes [[wisdom]] in his left hand.


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
*Jamgön Mipham, ''A Garland of Jewels'', (trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso), Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2008
*[[Jamgön Mipham]], ''A Garland of Jewels'', (trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso), Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2008.


==Internal Links==
==External Links==
*[[Eight great bodhisattvas]]
*[https://www.himalayanart.org/search/set.cfm?setID=1241 Himalayan Art Main Page]


[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category: Buddhas and Deities]]
[[Category:Bodhisattvas]]
[[Category: Bodhisattvas]]
[[Category: Eight Close Sons]]

Revision as of 03:34, 7 February 2019

Kshitigarbha (Skt. Kṣitigarbha; Tib. ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ་, Sa Yi Nyingpo, Wyl. sa yi snying po or sa'i snying po; Chi. 地藏, pin. Dìzàng) — one of the eight great bodhisattvas who is especially revered in China and Japan. Having vowed not to achieve buddhahood until all hells are emptied, his activity focuses more particularly on helping those who suffer in the hell realms.

He is often depicted as white in colour, holding a staff in his right hand and a jewel that symbolizes wisdom in his left hand.

Further Reading

  • Jamgön Mipham, A Garland of Jewels, (trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso), Woodstock: KTD Publications, 2008.

External Links