Kshitigarbha, 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补, Ksitigarbha: 13 definitions

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Kshitigarbha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 can be transliterated into English as Ksitigarbha or Kshitigarbha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: Burmese Art: Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha - Great Vow to Help all beings

Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha is one of the four principal boddhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha took a great vow to guide all living beings from the hell and denied to achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied. The term 鈥淜sitigarbha鈥� refers to meaning 鈥淓arth Treasury鈥�, 鈥淓arth Store鈥�, 鈥淓arth Matrix鈥�, or 鈥淓arth Womb鈥�. Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha was foremost as Great Vow to help and to deliver all beings. Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha was depicted as Buddhist monk with a shaved head wearing simple robes wielding a staff.

鈥淚f I do not go to the hell to help the suffering beings there, who else will go? ... if the hells are not empty I will not become a Buddha. Only when all living beings have been saved, will I attain Bodhi.鈥� – Ksitigarbha Greatest Compassionate Vow

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Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩蝉奴迟谤补蝉.

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhist Teachers, Deities and other Spiritual beings

1) 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き) refers to one of the 鈥�Forty-two Peaceful Deities鈥� (Tibetan: zhi ba'i lha zhe gnyis) according to various sources such as the Guhyagarbha Tantra and the Tibetan Book of the Dead.鈥擳hey feature in Tantric teachings and practices which focus on purifying elements of the body and mind. These deities [e.g., 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补] form part part of the the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities who manifest to a deceased person following the dissolution of the body and consciousness whilst they are in the intermediate state (bardo) between death and rebirth.

碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 is also known in Tibetan as: Sa Yi Nyingpo [(1) sa yi snying po; or (2) sa'i snying po]. He is part of the 鈥淓ight Great Bodhisattvas鈥�.

2) 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き) is the name of a Bodhisattva mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补).

3) 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き) is the name of a deity to be contemplated upon by a practicioner purifying his correspondences (惫颈艣耻诲诲丑颈), according to the 12th-century Abhisamayama帽jar墨. 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 is alternatively known by the name Mohavajra because he destroys ignorance (moha). The contemplation is prescribed as a preliminary ritual for a yogin wishing to establish, or reestablish the union with a deity.鈥敯梗i迟颈驳补谤产丑补 is associated with the eyes and the color white. He is to be visualised as holding an attribute in his right hand and a bell in his left. The deities of the sense organs and fields are the esoteric equivalents of the deities associated with the skandhas.

: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography

1) 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き) (鈥渕atrix of the earth鈥�) is the name of a Bodhisattva commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Ni峁annayog膩val墨 of Mah膩pa峁囜笉ita Abhay膩kara.鈥擧is color is yellow or green; his symbol is the kalpa-tree or jar.鈥擳he third Bodhisattva 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 is rarely represented. He is described twice in the Ni峁annayog膩val墨. In one, he is identical with his sire Vairocana with the Cakra symbol.

碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 is also described in the Ni峁annayog膩val墨 as follows.鈥�

鈥湴梗i迟颈驳补谤产丑补 is yellow in colour, shows the earth-touching 尘耻诲谤腻 in the right hand, and a lotus with the wish-giving tree (办补濒辫补惫峁沰峁) in the left鈥�

碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 is also described in the 厂腻诲丑补苍补尘腻濒腻 (under Lokan膩tha-s膩dhana):鈥�

鈥湴梗i迟颈驳补谤产丑补 is of green colour, and shows in his two hands the jar and the Abhaya-尘耻诲谤腻鈥�.

2) 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き) or 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补loke艣vara refers to number 50 of the 108 forms of Avalokite艣vara found in the Machhandar Vahal (Kathmanu, Nepal). [Machhandar or Machandar is another name for for Matsyendra.].

础肠肠辞谤诲颈苍驳濒测,鈥�

鈥湴梗i迟颈驳补谤产丑补 also is [Avalokita Loke艣vara] except that here the god carries a tray of gems in his right hand and displays the Varada 尘耻诲谤腻 in his left.鈥擜valokita Loke艣vara also is one-faced and two-armed and sits in the same attitude on a lotus. He wields the sword in his right hand and holds the stem of a lotus against the chest with his left鈥�.

The names of the 108 deities [viz., 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补] possbily originate from a Tantra included in the Kagyur which is named 鈥渢he 108 names of Avalokiteshvara鈥�, however it is not yet certain that this is the source for the Nepali descriptions.: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Ma峁囜笉ala

碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き) is the name of a V墨ra (hero) who, together with the 岣屇乲in墨 named K峁tigarbh墨 forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the 贬峁沝补测补肠补办谤补, according to the 10th century 岣屇乲腻谤峁嘺惫补 chapter 15. Accordingly, the 丑峁沝补测补肠补办谤补 refers to one of the four divisions of the 蝉补丑补箩补-辫耻峁璦 (鈥榠nnate layer鈥�), situated within the padma (lotus) in the middle of the 贬别谤耻办补尘补峁囜笉补濒补. The 36 pairs of 岣屇乲in墨s and V墨ras [viz., 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补] are reddish yellow in color; they each have one face and four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife.

: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き) is the name of a deity [i.e., o峁� k峁tigarbh膩ya sv膩h膩], according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥�

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Buddhism

Ksitigarbha (k峁tigarbha) is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism, usually depicted as a Buddhist monk in the Orient. The name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb". Ksitigarbha is known for his vow to take responsibility for the instruction of all beings in the six worlds between the death of Gautama (Sakyamuni) Buddha and the rise of Maitreya Buddha, as well as his vow not to achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied.

Ksitigarbha is one of the four principal bodhisattvas in East Asian Mahayana Buddhism.

Usually depicted as a monk with a halo around his shaved head, he carries a staff to force open the gates of hell and a wish-fulfilling jewel to light up the darkness.

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き) refers to the seventh of the 鈥渆ight Bodhisattvas鈥� (补峁ａ弓补产辞诲丑颈蝉补迟迟惫补) as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 12). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., 补峁ａ弓补-产辞诲丑颈蝉补迟迟惫补 and 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

: Buddhist Door: GlossaryEarth Store Bodhisattva. He is now the guardian of the earth. Depicted with the alarum staff with its six rings, he is accredited with power over the hells and is devoted to the saving of all creatures between the Nirvana of Shakyamuni and the advent of Maitreya. He vows that while the hell is not empty, he will not attain Buddhahood. As his vow is the greatest, he is also known as The Great Vow Bodhisattva.: The Art of Asia: Who is Who in HeavenKsitigarbha (Chinese: Ti tsang; Japanese: Jizo) is worshipped as a savior to those condemned to the torments of hell. Since the 10th century, he as been portrayed as a young, itinerant monk who carries a pilgrims staff and a wish granting jewel. On a popular level, he is also believed to assist the wayward souls of deceased children.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き).鈥攏ame of a well-known Bodhisattva: 惭补丑腻惫测耻迟辫补迟迟颈 652; 顿补艣补产丑奴尘颈办补蝉奴迟谤补 2.7; 厂腻诲丑补苍补尘腻濒腻 49.12; (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 406.1; 425.19; one of a list of eight, 顿丑补谤尘补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补 12; (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 62.13; one of sixteen, (膧谤测补-)惭补帽箩耻艣谤墨尘奴濒补办补濒辫补 40.13. Cf. next.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) 碍峁迟颈驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶むた啶椸ぐ啷嵿き):鈥擺=办峁迟颈-驳补谤产丑补] [from k峁ti > k峁] m. Name of a Bodhi-sattva, [Buddhist literature]

2) 碍峁迟墨驳补谤产丑补 (啶曕啶粪た啶む啶椸ぐ啷嵿き):鈥擺=办峁迟墨-驳补谤产丑补] [from k峁ti > k峁] for ti-g q.v.

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Introduction

Chapter 13 - Entrusting People and Devas < [Scroll 2]

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Chapter 12 - The Benefit through Sight and Hearing

Chapter 6 - Shakyamuni Buddha Praising Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva

Chapter 11 - Earthly Spirits Protecting the Dharma

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Chapter 12 - Benefits from Admiring [Ksitigarbha's Statue] and Hearing [Ksitigarbha's name]

Chapter 11 - Earth Deities Protecting the Dharma

Chapter 13 - Entrusting [the Deliverance] of Humans and Devas

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