Japan: The bodhisattva Kokuzo Bosatsu (Akasagarbha), hanging scroll, painting on silk, Heian Period (12th Century), Tokyo National Museum

Akasagarbha Bodhisattva (Sanskrit: Chinese: Xukongzang Pusa; Japanese pronunciation: Kokuzo Bosatsu) is a bodhisattva who is associated with the great element (mahabhuta) of space (akasa).

Akasagarbha is considered one of the eight great bodhisattvas. His name can be translated as 'boundless space treasury' as his wisdom is said to be boundless as space itself.

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