Kṣitigarbha

Summary

Kṣitigarbha is a Bodhisattva^[1]. He draws 2,371 Wikipedia views per month (bodhisattva category, ranking #4 of 23).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kṣitigarbha is recorded as male^[3].
• Kṣitigarbha's instance of is recorded as Bodhisattva^[4].
• Kṣitigarbha's instance of is recorded as literary character^[5].
• Kṣitigarbha is part of Four Great Bodhisattvas (Womb Realm Mandala)^[6].
• Kṣitigarbha is part of Sahā Triad^[7].
• Kṣitigarbha's Commons category is recorded as Kṣitigarbha^[8].
• Kṣitigarbha's said to be the same as is recorded as Jūzenji^[9].
• Kṣitigarbha comprises Shōgun kṣitigarbha^[10].
• Kṣitigarbha's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kṣitigarbha^[11].
• Kṣitigarbha's Commons gallery is recorded as Ksitigarbha^[12].
• Kṣitigarbha's from narrative universe is recorded as Journey to the West universe^[13].
• Kṣitigarbha's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms^[14].
• Kṣitigarbha's present in work is recorded as Journey to the West^[15].
• Kṣitigarbha's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'क्षितिगर्भ'}^[16].
• Kṣitigarbha's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa-sidd', 'text': '𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖰𑖝𑖰𑖐𑖨𑖿𑖥'}^[17].
• Kṣitigarbha's domain of saint or deity is recorded as filial piety^[18].
• Kṣitigarbha's mount is recorded as Diting^[19].
• Kṣitigarbha's birthday is recorded as 30th day of the 7th month in the Chinese calendar^[20].
• Kṣitigarbha's iconographic symbol is recorded as Khakkhara^[21].
• Kṣitigarbha's iconographic symbol is recorded as Cintāmaṇi^[22].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Kṣitigarbha include Kasa Jizō^[23], a folk tale^[24]; Satta Pass^[25], a mountain pass^[26], in Japan^[27]; Dizang Temple^[28]; and Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra^[29], a Mahayana sutra^[30].

Why It Matters

Kṣitigarbha draws 2,371 Wikipedia views per month (bodhisattva category, ranking #4 of 23).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for him include Kasa Jizō^[23], a folk tale^[24]; Satta Pass^[25], a mountain pass^[26], in Japan^[27]; Dizang Temple^[28]; and Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra^[29], a Mahayana sutra^[30].