Bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:deity
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Filial_piety
Compassion
Salvation
Afterlife
Vows
Hell realms
Ksitigarbha Sūtra
gptkbp:depictedIn Buddhist monk
Holding staff and jewel
gptkbp:feastDay 30th day of the 7th lunar month (China)
24th day of the 7th lunar month (Japan)
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Mount_Jiuhua
Ksitigarbha Temple (various locations)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha
gptkbp:iconography Monk's robes
Monk's staff
Shaven head
Wish-fulfilling jewel
gptkbp:name gptkb:Earth_Store_Bodhisattva
gptkb:Kshitigarbha
gptkb:Jizō
gptkb:Dizang
gptkb:Kṣitigarbha
gptkbp:parent Brahmin woman (in some legends)
gptkbp:role Protector of children
Protector of deceased
Protector of travelers
Savior of beings in hell
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Kṣitigarbha_Bodhisattva_Pūrvapraṇidhāna_Sūtra
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:title gptkb:Earth_Matrix
gptkb:Earth_Store
gptkb:Earth_Treasury
gptkb:Earth_Womb
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:China
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:East_Asia
gptkbp:vows Not to achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:East_Asian_Buddhists
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Japanese_Buddhists
gptkb:Korean_Buddhists
gptkb:Vietnamese_Buddhists
Chinese Buddhists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lotus_Sūtra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6