Sūtra of the Great Vow of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva
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Summary: The Sūtra of the Great Vow of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva (Kṣitigarbha Sūtra) is a story about the Buddha teaching to his mother in the Palace of Trāyastriṃśa Heaven about the merits of Kṣitigarbha. It was translated into Chinese, assumedly from Sanskrit, by the monk Śiksānanda from Khotan circa 700.
Copyright:
English translation by Alex Amies 2013 is dedicated to the public domain.
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