Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Sutra of the Great Vow)
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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....
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The English text is my own based on my understanding of the original Chinese text by Śiksānanda and the English translations and other references listed below.