大願地藏菩薩 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
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
願 yuàn desire, want; wish; ambition
地 dì
HSK 3
earth; soil, ground; region
藏 zàng
HSK 5
hide, conceal; hoard, store up
菩 pú herb, aromatic plant
薩 sà transliteration of 'sat' in 'bodhisattva,' etc.