持世菩薩

持世菩薩

Japanese

Kanji in this term
持	世	菩	薩
じ Grade: 3	せ Grade: 3	ぼ Jinmeiyō	さつ Jinmeiyō
goon		kan’yōon	kan’on

持世菩薩 (Jise Bosatsu): the bodhisattva Vasudhara.

Etymology

Compound of 持世 (jise, “having world”, likely a calque via Chinese of Sanskrit वसुधारा (vasudhārā, “having or containing wealth; earth, country”)) +‎ 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [(d͡)ʑise̞ bo̞sa̠t͡sɨᵝ]

Proper noun

持(じ)世(せ)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Jise Bosatsu) 

1. (Buddhism): Vasudhara, a female Buddhist bodhisattva representing wealth, prosperity, and abundance

Further reading

• 持世経 (Jise-kȳo, “Jise Sutra”) entry in the 世界宗教用語大事典 (Sekai Shūkyō Yōgo Dai Jiten, “Big Dictionary of World Religion Terms”) at Weblio (in Japanese)