大愿地藏菩萨 dà yuàn 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

大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
愿 yuàn sincere, honest, virtuous
地 dì earth; soil, ground; region
藏 zàng hide, conceal; hoard, store up
菩 pú herb, aromatic plant
萨 sà Buddhist gods or immortals