Kṣitigarbha

Summary

Kṣitigarbha is a Bodhisattva^[1]. He draws 779 Wikipedia views per month (bodhisattva category, ranking #4 of 23).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kṣitigarbha's image is recorded as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Painting.jpeg^[3].
• Kṣitigarbha is recorded as male^[4].
• Kṣitigarbha's instance of is recorded as Bodhisattva^[5].
• Kṣitigarbha's instance of is recorded as literary character^[6].
• Kṣitigarbha's seal image is recorded as BonjiHa.png^[7].
• Kṣitigarbha's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 45094353^[8].
• Kṣitigarbha's GND ID is recorded as 11855669X^[9].
• Kṣitigarbha's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2014103242^[10].
• Kṣitigarbha's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00574916^[11].
• Kṣitigarbha's part of is recorded as Four Great Bodhisattvas (Womb Realm Mandala)^[12].
• Kṣitigarbha's part of is recorded as Sahā Triad^[13].
• Kṣitigarbha's Commons category is recorded as Kṣitigarbha^[14].
• Kṣitigarbha's said to be the same as is recorded as Jūzenji^[15].
• Kṣitigarbha's has part is recorded as Shōgun kṣitigarbha^[16].
• Kṣitigarbha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01t9ly^[17].
• Kṣitigarbha's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kṣitigarbha^[18].
• Kṣitigarbha's Commons gallery is recorded as Ksitigarbha^[19].
• Kṣitigarbha's from narrative universe is recorded as Journey to the West universe^[20].
• Kṣitigarbha's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms^[21].
• Kṣitigarbha's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Kshitigarbha^[22].
• Kṣitigarbha's present in work is recorded as Journey to the West^[23].
• Kṣitigarbha's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'क्षितिगर्भ'}^[24].
• Kṣitigarbha's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sa-sidd', 'text': '𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖰𑖝𑖰𑖐𑖨𑖿𑖥'}^[25].
• Kṣitigarbha's CERL Thesaurus ID is recorded as cnp00554029^[26].
• Kṣitigarbha's FAST ID is recorded as 989686^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Kṣitigarbha include Kasa Jizō^[28], a folk tale^[29]; Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra^[30], a Mahayana sutra^[31]; Dizang Temple^[32]; and Satta Pass^[33], a mountain pass^[34], in Japan^[35].

Why It Matters

Kṣitigarbha draws 779 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.^[36] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for him include Kasa Jizō^[28], a folk tale^[29]; Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra^[30], a Mahayana sutra^[31]; Dizang Temple^[32]; and Satta Pass^[33], a mountain pass^[34], in Japan^[35].