虛空藏

Chinese

		empty; hollow; void empty; hollow; void; empty space	storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Zang; Tibet; to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate
trad. (虛空藏)		虛空	藏
simp. (虚空藏)		虚空	藏

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit आकाशगर्भ (ākāśagarbha, literally “heavenly womb”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xūkōngzàng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄎㄨㄥㄗㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xūkōngzàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄎㄨㄥㄗㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Syukongzàng
  - Wade–Giles: Hsü¹-kʻung¹-tsang⁴
  - Yale: Syū-kūng-dzàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiukongtzanq
  - Palladius: Сюйкунцзан (Sjujkunczan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/

Proper noun

虛空藏

(Buddhism) (～菩薩) Akasagarbha bodhisattva
Synonym: 虛空孕 / 虚空孕

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “虛空藏” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].