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地蔵 [news1,nf21]
じぞう [news1,nf21]
1. [n] [abbr]
▶ Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld)
▶ Ksitigarbha
▶ Jizō
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2844869 借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔【かりるときのじぞうがお、なすときのえんまがお】 1. people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it; when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama
  ⇐ see: 1763950 地蔵顔【じぞうがお】 1. gentle and round face; cheerful face; face like the Bodhisattva Jizō
  ⇐ see: 2828744 地蔵堂【じぞうどう】 1. temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizo) image
  ⇐ see: 2394000 水子地蔵【みずこじぞう】 1. Ksitigarbha statue erected to help deliver miscarried and aborted fetuses to buddhahood (foetuses)
  ⇐ see: 2393970 子安地蔵【こやすじぞう】 1. guardian Ksitigarbha of childbirth (bodhisattva)
  ⇐ see: 2148640 石地蔵【いしじぞう】 1. stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads)



History:
6. A 2020-03-01 15:23:17  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -17 +17 @@
-<gloss>Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers)</gloss>
+<gloss>Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld)</gloss>
5. A* 2020-03-01 08:07:30  Opencooper
  Refs:
* GG5
* enwiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kṣitigarbha
* britt: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kshitigarbha
  Comments:
If accepted, please also align all entries beginning with 地蔵.

(By the way, I don't think the "travelers" English variant helps much, as that's not the main gloss)
  Diff:
@@ -19 +19 @@
-<gloss>Jizo</gloss>
+<gloss>Jizō</gloss>
4. A 2016-03-04 07:16:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
I did wonder about adding Kshitigarbha. Best to have both.
3. A* 2016-03-04 06:13:40  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
IMHO transcribing Sanskrit ś and ṣ as s is a bad habit that should be discouraged, but it is unfortunately fairly common.
  Diff:
@@ -18 +17,0 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2211160">地蔵菩薩</xref>
@@ -20 +19,2 @@
-<gloss>Ksitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers)</gloss>
+<gloss>Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers)</gloss>
+<gloss>Ksitigarbha</gloss>
2. A 2012-09-18 01:41:51  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
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