地蔵
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地蔵 (Jizō): a Jizō bodhisattva statue at Mibudera temple in Japan, depicted with children and bibs.
See also: 地藏
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 地 | 蔵 |
| じ Grade: 2 |
ぞう Grade: 6 |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 地藏 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
/dizau/ → /d͡ʑizɔː/ → /d͡ʑizoː/
Calque of Sanskrit क्षितिगर्भ (Kṣitigarbha, literally “earth womb”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- (Buddhism) short for 地蔵菩薩 (Jizō Bosatsu): Ksitigarbha, the bodhisattva who looks over children, pregnant women, travelers, and the underworld
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References
- ^ “地蔵菩薩”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ “地蔵”, in 改訂新版 世界大百科事典 (Kaitei Shinpan Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Revised Edition”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 2007, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “地蔵菩薩”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014