地藏十輪經以「安忍不動，猶如大地；靜慮深密，猶如祕藏」故稱地藏。地藏菩薩，於釋尊圓寂後至彌勒佛降誕前的無佛時代，自誓於五濁惡世，度盡沉淪於地獄、餓鬼、畜牲諸道中的眾生。並發願「地獄不空，誓不成佛」、「眾生度盡，方證菩提」的慈悲憐愍之廣大誓願。
此尊乃地獄大定智悲地藏，一般菩薩之造形多為頭戴寶冠、瓔珞裝飾、身披天衣的天人相，而地藏菩薩則為光頭圓頂或頭戴毗盧冠、身披袈裟、手持錫杖的出家相。由於地藏菩薩發願在無佛的五濁惡世中，應化現身以濟度眾生，為了使眾生能深信因果、尊敬三寶，是以顯現出家之僧相。
 
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Kṣitigarbha which is means Earth Womb. A famousMahayana Buddhist bodhisattva who is especially popular in Asian countrieswhere he is worshipped as Dizang in China and Jizō in Japan. Kṣitigarbha is regarded as a savior figure of immensecompassion who seeks to save beings trapped in hell.