TI TSANG P'USA -- KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA | |||
TI TSANG P'USA -- KSITIGARBHA BODHISATTVA young maiden has since then became an accomplished Bodhisat va through her great acts of merits and is now known as Ti Tsang P'usa. Ti Tsang P'usa has often been mistakened by uninformed Buddhists to be Mogal ana who was a disciple of Sakyamuni Buddha, because he too had a similar experience of descending to the Hell Realm to seek and save his mother. e stories may sound similar but they happened at different times and adopted quite different methods to save their mothers. Many others also tend to relate Ti Tsang as the Hsuan Tsang, the famous Tripitaka master of the Tang Dynasty who made the harzadous journey to the West to seek the Buddhist scriptures. is is mainly due to the Sangha robe and the five-leaf crown which both are seen to wear. As the "Regent of Hel " Ti Tsang P'usa is again taken by many to be "Yen-Lo-Wang" or Yama, the "OverLord of Hel ". It must be mentioned that Ti Tsang is a Bodhisat va and not a mere King of the Fifth Hel . He does not judge the souls of the dead but seeks to save them from the punishment inflicted on them by the Kings of Hel . escription of i sang 'usa Ti Tsang may be represented sit ing or standing. He always has a kind and benevolent look and carrying either, or both, his ¡ûBACK¡û |INDEX| ¡úNEXT¡ú |