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ID: 901001850
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001850
Record Type: Character/Person

Kṣitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva)

Note: Bodhisattva who, though known in India as early as the 4th century CE, became immensely popular in China as Dicang and in Japan as Jizō. He is the saviour of the oppressed, the dying, and the dreamer of evil dreams, for he has vowed not to stop his labours until he has saved the souls of all the dead condemned to hell. Usually depicted as a monk with a halo around his shaved head.

Display Date: by 4th century CE

Names:
Kṣitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Kshitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva) (English,U,N)
Kṣitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva) (undetermined,U,N)
Ksitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva) (undetermined,U,N)
Kshitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva) (undetermined,U,N)
Dizang (Buddhist bodisattva) (undetermined,U,N)
地藏 (Buddhist bodisattva) (Chinese,U,N)
Dìzàng (Buddhist bodisattva) (Chinese (transliterated Pinyin),A,N)
地蔵 (Buddhist bodisattva) (Japanese,U,N)
Jizo Bosatsu (Buddhist bodhisattva) (English)
Bodhisattva Jizo (Buddhist bodhisattva) (English)
Jizo Bosatsu (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist characters> (P)
............Kṣitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... bodhisattva
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... legendary character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Buddhism
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Kṣitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva)
................Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)
Kshitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2014103242
................British Museum [online] (1999-)
Kṣitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva)
................Dunhuang Research Academy, Mogao Grottoes (2000-)
Ksitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva)
................British Museum [online] (1999-)
Kshitigarbha (Buddhist bodisattva)
................Dunhuang Research Academy, Mogao Grottoes (2000-)
Dizang (Buddhist bodisattva)
................Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)
地藏 (Buddhist bodisattva)
................Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
Dìzàng (Buddhist bodisattva)
................Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
地蔵 (Buddhist bodisattva)
................Archaeology Magazine [online] (2000-)
Bodhisattva Jizo (Buddhist bodhisattva)
................Rijksmuseum [online] (2000-)
Jizo Bosatsu
................British Museum [online] (1999-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Kshitigarbha," accessed 16 June 2017
................ Dunhuang Research Academy, Mogao Grottoes (2000-)
................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) https://lccn.loc.gov/no2014103242
................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=790377&partId=1&searchText=Ksitigarbha&page=1

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