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Kṣitigarbha
Kṣitigarbha (, , Wylie: sa yi snying po) is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism and usually depicted as a Buddhist monk. His name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb". Kṣitigarbha is known for his vow to take responsibility for the instruction of all beings in the six worlds between the death of Gautama Buddha and the rise of Maitreya, as well as his vow not to achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied. He is therefore often regarded as the bodhisattva of hell-beings, as well as the guardian of children and patron deity o
Kumari
manifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Hindu religious traditions

śrāmaṇera
thumb|Sāmaṇeras from Theravada Buddhism, [[Thailand]]
thumb|Sāmaṇeras from the Jogye Order of [[Korean Seon]]
A '''''' (Pali; ) is a novice male monastic in Buddhism. A novice female monastic is a , in Sanskrit or .

Hariti
Hārītī (Sanskrit), also known as , , is a female rākṣasī or yakṣinī (nature spirit) in Buddhism. She appears as a character in all Buddhist traditions and she is revered as a fierce Dharma Protector and a fertility goddess in Mahayana Buddhism. Hārītī appears in various Mahayana sutras, including in the Lotus Sutra, where she vows to protect those who uphold the sutra. She is also mentioned as a protector in the Candragarbhasūtra.
Poy Sang Long
shan Theravada Buddhist novitiation ceremony