The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1324 page)

(Skt.,
ksi
, ‘have power over’). Sovereignty (abstract or concrete ruling power) in the Vedic and Hindu traditions. K
atra was initially the power associated with sacrifice.

 
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K
atriya
.

The second classification in the four
varnas
of Hinduism. In its strict sense, it means ‘a warrior’, but it embraces all those involved in
k
atra
.

 
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(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 Jiz
, and is of particular importance.

 
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