Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva

The Classic Grotto of Beishan Mountain - Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is the classic statue of Beishan Mountain Grottoes. It is 139cm high, 36cm wide and 11cm thick. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva stands on lotus with right hand forming a Buddhism gesture. The sculpture looks majestic.

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Ksitigarbha is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism, usually depicted as a Buddhist monk in the Orient. The name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb." Ksitigarbha is known for his vow to take responsibility for the instruction of all beings in the six worlds between the death of Gautama (Sakyamuni) Buddha and the rise of Maitreya Buddha, as well as his vow not to achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied. He is therefore often regarded as the bodhisattva of hell beings, as well as the guardian of children and patron deity of deceased children and aborted fetuses in Japanese culture. Usually depicted as a monk with a nimbus around his shaved head, he carries a staff to force open the gates of hell and a wish-fulfilling jewel to light up the darkness.