He is Earth Store Bodhisatva, a popular deity in Buddhism.You
can find him in hell.Because he is a judge governing the hell.
No.. Di Zhang Wang Pu Sa (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva) is not a
deity, and he is not a judge governing hell. He is there to guide
and save sentient beings from the sufferings of hell.
Regarding the differences between Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and
Deities, I posted this elsewhere:
In Buddhism, Buddha and bodhisattvas are not gods, because gods are
still among the 6 realms of existence. Buddha have transcended the
6 realms, and he is the teacher of Gods and Men. He is higher than
every single unenlightened sentient being whether men or gods still
transmigrating within the 6 realms of samsara, and he is free from
all sufferings.
As Buddhists, we all strive to attain the same enlightenment as the
Buddha, the same liberation the Buddha has attained.
Thus, we do not worship him as if he is a deity -- instead, we
treat the Buddha as our teacher, whom we hope to achieve and reveal
ourselves, as our innate Buddha Nature is already complete but
temporarily obscured. However, we do pay our respects by
prostrating and bowing to the Buddha.
Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings on the path
to perfect Buddhahood, they have attained enlightenment and
liberation but did not enter into their personal nirvana like an
arhat, but instead practices the bodhisattva way and saves
numberless sentient beings out of great compassion.
Back to the deities.
Deities or gods are of different kinds, some so called deities are
actually powerful spirits but belonging to the ghost realm and are
worshipped by some people (not Buddhists however). Some deities
live in the celestial/heaven realm, but even though they have a
long lifespan they will eventually die and be reborn again to
various different realms according to his karma. The deities and
gods take Buddha as their teacher as well.
Anyway, this might be an interesting read:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/jootla/wheel414.h
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Teacher of the Devas
* I. Introduction
* II. The Buddha Teaches Deities
* III. Devas and Brahmas Honor the Buddha
* IV. The Role of Devas in the Buddha's Career
* V. Liberation for Humans, Devas, and Brahmas
* Notes
* Abbreviations
* Bibliography
