The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva images started to appear in the early Tang Dynasty in the form of standing monks. After the Monk Daoming’s Resurrection of the Five Dynasty became popular, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas started to wear hennin-shaped head covers and sit down. Since Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas have been showing up as monks, regardless of the head-covers, their heads were all shaved. In addition, they have always been wearing patch-work monks’ dresses regardless of their postures. Whereas in the early Tang Dynasty, they usually held a precious jewel in one hand or even both hands. In the much later period, even though the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas stopped wearing head covers, they still held a precious jewel in one hand and a metal staff in the other hand.
