Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra

The Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva

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Summary: This is the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra With Commentary By The Venerable Master Hsuan Hua. It is a Mahayana sutra teaching about the Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha, and is one of the more popular sutras in Chinese Buddhism. The sutra tells of how Ksitigarbha became a Bodhisattva by making great vows to rescue other sentient beings, and a description of how he followed filial piety in his past lifetimes.

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