Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva

Vectorized my ink drawing of the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva" using Adobe Illustrator.

The name of this Bodhisattva means "the one who encompasses the earth". Earth means stillness, hardness, stability, vastness and versatility. It represents our mind which creates all dharma the order that makes life and universe possible, and includes duties, rights, laws, conduct, virtues and "right way of living".) and accommodates all matters.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva carries a long Khakkhara- a staff topped with metal rings to force open the gates of hell and carries a Cintamani- a wish-fulfilling jewel to light up the darkness. He is sometimes depicted wearing ornate robes and sitting on a lotus throne. He also wears a "five-leaf" (five-section crown), and on the five sections are pictures of the Five Dhyani Buddhas.

The greatest compassionate vow of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is “If I do not go to the hell to help the suffering beings there, who else will go? . . . if the hells are not empty I will not become a Buddha. Only when all living beings have been saved, will I attain Bodhi.”

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Ink Drawing on paper
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