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地藏王菩萨

Dì zàng wáng Pú sàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi) / also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

地藏王菩薩 地藏王菩萨 [Di4 zang4 wang2 Pu2 sa4] /Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)/also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva/

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Other forms in these source records: 地藏王菩薩

  • 地
    de

    -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

    dì

    earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[piàn]

  • 藏
    cáng

    to conceal / to hide away / to harbor / to store / to collect

    zàng

    storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture

    Zàng

    Tibetan ethnic group / Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xī zàng Zì zhì qū])

  • 王
    wáng

    king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

    wàng

    (literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)

    Wáng

    surname Wang

  • 菩
    pú

    used in 菩薩|菩萨[pú sà] / used in 菩提[pú tí]

  • 萨
    sà

    used in 菩薩|菩萨[pú sà] / used in transliteration

    Sà

    surname Sa

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.