地藏王菩薩 dì zàng wáng pú sà

DEFINITIONS

  1. Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)
  2. also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva

CHARACTERS

地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region
藏 zàng
HSK 5
hide, conceal; hoard, store up
王 wáng
HSK 5
king, ruler; royal; surname
菩 pú herb, aromatic plant
薩 sà transliteration of 'sat' in 'bodhisattva,' etc.