Kṣitigarbha Hall

Kṣitigarbha Hall
The Kṣitigarbha Hall at Shrine of Living Buddha, in Mount Jiuhua, Anhui, China.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese殿
Simplified Chinese殿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDìzàngdiàn
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetChùa Địa Tạng
Chữ Hán
Korean name
Hangul지장전
Hanja地蔵殿
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJijangjeon
McCune–ReischauerChijangjŏn
Japanese name
Kanji
Transcriptions
RomanizationJizō-dō

The Kṣitigarbha Hall is a building in East Asian Buddhist temples dedicated to Kṣitigarbha, who revered for his vow to deliver beings from the suffering of the six realms, particularly hell. As a key auxiliary structure in East Asian Buddhist temples, it embodies the fusion of doctrinal teachings, cultural narratives, and artistic traditions. This hall serves as a focal point for rituals addressing death, ancestor veneration, and moral redemption. In Chinese Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Dizang dian or Dizang Hall. In Japanese Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Jizōdō or Jizō-den. In Korean Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Jijangjeon, In Vietnamese Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Chùa Địa Tạng.