Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0881393126
ISBN 13
9780881393125
Category
Sutras (Buddhist Scripture)
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Publication Year
2003
Publisher
Pages
127
Description
Reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno but largely unknown in the West, this sutra, which discusses the workings of karma and rebirth, describes the various Buddhist hells and the reasons for falling into them. Spoken by Shakyamuni Buddha, it tells us that he entrusted Earth Store (Ksitigarbha) Bodhisattva with the endless task of rescuing all living beings from suffering. Earth Store’s long history and extraordinary vows to accomplish this impossible task have made this an extremely popular Buddhist text and the predominant funeral scripture in East Asia for centuries. Master Hsuan Hua and his disciples published the first ever English translation from Classical Chinese. - from Amzon
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