地蔵菩薩
じぞうぼさつ
- Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo n
Kanji
地
チ • ジ
ground; earth
蔵
ゾウ • ソウ
くら • おさ.める • かく.れる
storehouse; hide; own; have; possess
菩
ボ
kind of grass; sacred tree
薩
サツ • サチ
salvation; Buddha
Synonyms
菩薩
ぼさつ ぼさち
- bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha n n-suf Buddh
- High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court) n n-suf
- title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory n n-suf