The Buddha who attained omniscience - Issaiichijojunyorai

Japanese: 一切智成就如来 - いっさいちじょうじゅにょらい
The Buddha who attained omniscience - Issaiichijojunyorai

…According to the Sutra of the Bodhisattva Jizo’s Original Vow, there were once two kings. One wanted to save all living beings after attaining enlightenment himself, and the other wanted to make all living beings enlightened first before attaining enlightenment himself. The former was the All-Knowing Buddha, and the latter was the Bodhisattva Jizo. The meaning of “Jizo” is “the womb (garbha) of the earth (kṣiti).” Just as the earth, even when naked, has the power to give birth to various things, so “Jizo” symbolizes that even though he is a bodhisattva, he still has the rich potential to become a Buddha. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Omniscience Buddha" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…《地蔵菩薩本願経》によると,かつて二王がいて,一王は自ら悟ってから衆生を救おうと考え,一王はまず衆生を悟らせてから自らも悟ろうと考えた。前者は一切智成就如来,後者は地蔵菩薩である。〈地蔵〉の意味は〈大地(クシティkṣiti)の子宮(ガルバgarbha)〉であり,大地はたとえ裸でもさまざまのものを生み出す力を秘めているように,〈地蔵〉はいま菩薩であっても仏としての豊かな可能性を秘めていることを象徴している。…

※「一切智成就如来」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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