See also: 地藏菩薩, and 地藏菩萨

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ぞう
Grade: 6

Jinmeiyō
さつ
Jinmeiyō
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
地藏菩薩 (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology

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Jizō is a calque of Sanskrit क्षितिगर्भ (Kṣitigarbha, literally earth womb).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Proper noun

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()(ぞう)()(さつ) (Jizō Bosatsuぢざうぼさつ (Dizaubosatu)?

  1. (Buddhism) Kṣitigarbha bodhisattva
    Synonyms: 地蔵 (Jizō), 地蔵尊 (Jizō-son)

References

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  1. ^ 地蔵菩薩”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ 地蔵”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  5. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  6. ^ 地蔵菩薩”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia)[3] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014