地じ蔵ぞう菩ぼ薩さつ

noun

Kṣitigarbha; Jizō

A bodhisattva in East Asian Buddhism, especially revered as a protector of children, travelers, and beings in the underworld. Often referred to simply as 地蔵 (Jizō) in everyday contexts.

See also: 菩薩

• 地じ蔵ぞう菩ぼ薩さつは子こどもの守まもり神がみとして信しん仰こうされている。

  Kṣitigarbha is worshipped as a guardian deity of children.

• お寺てらの境けい内だいに地じ蔵ぞう菩ぼ薩さつの石せき像ぞうが並ならんでいる。

  Stone statues of Kṣitigarbha are lined up in the temple grounds.