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How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
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How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by gingercatni » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:47 pm
Can anyone help me pronounce Kshitigarbha, as far as have worked out it sounds like shity garba?! help please!
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by Jikan » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:46 pm
it's closer to cheetah gar ba
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by Anders » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:54 pm
Dìzàng Wáng Púsà 
"Even if my body should be burnt to death in the fires of hell
I would endure it for myriad lifetimes
As your companion in practice"
--- Gandavyuha Sutra
I would endure it for myriad lifetimes
As your companion in practice"
--- Gandavyuha Sutra
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by Astus » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:53 pm
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by plwk » Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:19 am
One Indian friend taught me it's something like 'city/see thee gar bah' where the 'k' is silent like the word 'kṣatriya' (the class/caste of the warriors in Indian social order) is 'sat tree ya'. Then again until a professor in Sanskrit comes along....
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by benchen » Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:44 pm
kissty-garbha or city-garbha
sayi nyingpo in tibetan
jizo bosatsu in japanese
di zang pu sa in chinese
sayi nyingpo in tibetan
jizo bosatsu in japanese
di zang pu sa in chinese
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by vinodh » Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:38 am
Its Kshiti-Garbha.. क्षितिगर्भ
K - as in /K/ite
sh - as in /Sh/oe
i - as in Pit
t - as in wi/th/
i - as it Pit
g - as in /g/as
a - as in c/u/t
r - as in /r/at
bh - Aspirated /b/ (with a breath of air).
a - as in c/u/t
No ! there are no silent letters in Sanskrit. 'K' must be pronounced.
Lemme see if I can attach my audio pronunciation !
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K - as in /K/ite
sh - as in /Sh/oe
i - as in Pit
t - as in wi/th/
i - as it Pit
g - as in /g/as
a - as in c/u/t
r - as in /r/at
bh - Aspirated /b/ (with a breath of air).
a - as in c/u/t
No ! there are no silent letters in Sanskrit. 'K' must be pronounced.
Lemme see if I can attach my audio pronunciation !
V
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yo dharmaṁ paśyati, sa buddhaṁ paśyati
One who sees the Dharma, sees the Buddha
śālistamba sūtra
na pudgalo na ca skandhā buddho jñānamanāsravam
sadāśāntiṁ vibhāvitvā gacchāmi śaraṇaṁ hyaham
Neither a person nor the aggregates, the Buddha, is knowledge free from [evil] outflows
Clearly perceiving [him] to be eternally serene, I go for refuge [in him]
saddharma-laṅkāvatāra-sūtra
yo dharmaṁ paśyati, sa buddhaṁ paśyati
One who sees the Dharma, sees the Buddha
śālistamba sūtra
na pudgalo na ca skandhā buddho jñānamanāsravam
sadāśāntiṁ vibhāvitvā gacchāmi śaraṇaṁ hyaham
Neither a person nor the aggregates, the Buddha, is knowledge free from [evil] outflows
Clearly perceiving [him] to be eternally serene, I go for refuge [in him]
saddharma-laṅkāvatāra-sūtra
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by Keshin » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:58 am
kshittih-gurr-bhuh
It does sound like "shitty" with a "k" sound before it, only the "y" in shitty would be the same sound as the i in shit. Because of that, I usually pronounce it as "sɪtigɑːbə" in casual use (due to accent). Pronouncing it in say, a mantra (such as Oṃ Kṣitigarbha bodhisattva yaḥ), I'm more faithful to the pronunciation though.
It does sound like "shitty" with a "k" sound before it, only the "y" in shitty would be the same sound as the i in shit. Because of that, I usually pronounce it as "sɪtigɑːbə" in casual use (due to accent). Pronouncing it in say, a mantra (such as Oṃ Kṣitigarbha bodhisattva yaḥ), I'm more faithful to the pronunciation though.
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by vinodh » Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:28 pm
//kshittih-gurr-bhuh//
Just to reiterate:
/t/ in Kshitigarbha is Dental (t̪) not Retroflex.
Just to reiterate:
/t/ in Kshitigarbha is Dental (t̪) not Retroflex.
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yo dharmaṁ paśyati, sa buddhaṁ paśyati
One who sees the Dharma, sees the Buddha
śālistamba sūtra
na pudgalo na ca skandhā buddho jñānamanāsravam
sadāśāntiṁ vibhāvitvā gacchāmi śaraṇaṁ hyaham
Neither a person nor the aggregates, the Buddha, is knowledge free from [evil] outflows
Clearly perceiving [him] to be eternally serene, I go for refuge [in him]
saddharma-laṅkāvatāra-sūtra
yo dharmaṁ paśyati, sa buddhaṁ paśyati
One who sees the Dharma, sees the Buddha
śālistamba sūtra
na pudgalo na ca skandhā buddho jñānamanāsravam
sadāśāntiṁ vibhāvitvā gacchāmi śaraṇaṁ hyaham
Neither a person nor the aggregates, the Buddha, is knowledge free from [evil] outflows
Clearly perceiving [him] to be eternally serene, I go for refuge [in him]
saddharma-laṅkāvatāra-sūtra
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by cj39 » Wed May 18, 2011 9:14 pm
And that's why I usually call him Earth Store Bodhisattva 
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by remm » Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:23 am
vinodh wrote://kshittih-gurr-bhuh//
Just to reiterate:
/t/ in Kshitigarbha is Dental (t̪) not Retroflex.
Yeah, from what I learnt in my sanskrit class there are no silent letters in sanskrit. Hence the "K" should be pronounced. So, I'm guessing "k-shee-tee-gar-bah".
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Re: How do you pronounce Kshitigarbha?
by urgyen yeshe » Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:53 am
Ven Drugu Choegyal Rinpoche pronounced it as 'Kyisti Garbha'. I like the way it was pronounced by Rinpoche.
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