Dizang Dian

Hall of Kṣitigarbha
The Hall of Kshitigarbha at Roushen Temple, in Mount Jiuhua, Anhui, China.
Traditional Chinese地藏殿
Simplified Chinese地藏殿
Literal meaningHall of Kshitigarbha
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDìzàngdiàn

The Hall of Kṣitigarbha (Chinese: 地藏殿; pinyin: Dìzàngdiàn) is one of the most important annexed halls in Chinese Buddhist temples. It is named after its primary function of enshrining the bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha and sometimes doubles as the temple mausoleum.

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