Kṣitigarbha
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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Kṣitigarbha (Skt., ‘womb of the earth’; Korean, Chijang). In Buddhism a
bodhisattva who is believed to help children (especially deceased children) and to be a saviour from the torments of hell (
naraka). In China he is known as Tits'ang and is represented as a monk holding a staff with six bells (to indicate his power in the six realms of the Kamaloka (see
LOKA). In Japan, he is known as Jizō, and is of particular importance.
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Postscript on Vedic jangahe.
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Sound spelling.
Magazine article from: Word Ways; 5/1/2003; ; 700+ words
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bdellium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
bdellium , aromatic gum resin obtained from trees of the genus Commiphora ( Balsamodendron of the incense-tree family). It is similar to myrrh. Bdellium is used in medicines and perfumes.
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Pelletier, Pierre-Joseph
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...by Pelletier in a report on opopanax in 1811, was followed in the next two years by publications on sagapenum, asafetida, bdellium, myrrh, galbanum, and caranna gum. From 1813 to 1817 his articles dealt mainly with natural products (sarcocolla, toad...
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gum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...an emollient. Gum senegal is very similar. Among the gum resins (mixtures of gums and resins) are ammoniac , asafetida, bdellium , gamboge , and myrrh. See also tragacanth . Bibliography: See C. L. Mantell et al., The Technology of Natural Resins...
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incense-tree
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...from Somaliland to E India. The two principal species are C. erythraea, yielding bitter, or bisabol, myrrh, an important bdellium , and the common myrrh ( C. myrrha ), yielding sweet, or harobol, myrrh. The rarer C. gileadeusis or C. opobalsamum...
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