地藏菩萨 dì zàng 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 earth; soil, ground; region
藏 zàng hide, conceal; hoard, store up
菩 pú herb, aromatic plant
萨 sà Buddhist gods or immortals