big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult

(bound form) A vow or pledge made to a deity when praying for help or success, usually involving a promise to perform a specific act in return.

Ksitigarbha; a major Buddhist bodhisattva who vowed to deliver all beings from suffering in the underworld before reaching enlightenment; also known as the Guardian of the Earth or Earth Treasury.

A being who has attained enlightenment but postpones Buddhahood to save all suffering beings