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	Buddhist Deities: Bodhisattvas of Compassion
		In India, Ksitigarbha, although known very early to the Mahayana sects (since the fourth century), does not appear to have enjoyed popular favour, and none of his representations can be found, either there or in South-East Asia.
		Ksitigarbha, moved by compassion, is said - like all Bodhisattvas - to have made the wish to renounce the status of Buddha until the advent of Maitreya, in order to help the beings of the destinies of rebirth.
		In hell, his mission is to lighten the burdens caused by previous evil actions, to secure from the judges of hell an alleviation of the fate of the condemned, and to console them.
	www.buddhanet.net /e-learning/history/b_fbodi.htm (1114 words)

	http://macmaur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Ksitigarbha is the bodhisattva who saves suffering beings in the Hell, therefore, is often referred to as the Bodhisattva of the Hell beings because of his vow to not achieve Buddhahood until "all the Hells are empty".
		According to the "Earth Womb Sutra", Ksitigarbha was appointed by Shakyamuni to be the headmaster of Buddhism on Earth during the period from the Nirvana of Shakyamuni to the advent of Maitreya, the next Buddha born on Earth.
		Ksitigarbha is especially popular in Japan as the savior of the souls of dead children, particularly aborted ones.
	manjushri.acumaestro.com /BUDDHA/Ksitigarbha.html (383 words)

	Korea / Ksitigarbha (Chijang) and the Ten Kings of Hells (Sibwang) / c. 1700-1850
		Korea / Ksitigarbha (Chijang) and the Ten Kings of Hells (Sibwang) / c.
		Ksitigarbha (Chijang) and the Ten Kings of Hells (Sibwang)
		This image is one of over 108,000 from the AMICA Library (formerly The Art Museum Image Consortium Library- The AMICO Library™), a growing online collection of high-quality, digital art images from over 20 museums around the world.
	www.davidrumsey.com /amico/amico1260613-70788.html (327 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
		Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva vowed that as long as there was still one suffering soul in hell, he would not attain buddhahood.
		Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was different from other bodhisattvas in that he was never an enlightened buddha in any of his previous incarnations.
		Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is definitely the one that I have such greatest respect and fond of.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?act=findpost&pid=155573 (4412 words)

	Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
		Ksitigarbha (Di Zang in Chinese; Sai Nyingpo in Tibetan; Jizo in Japanese) Bodhisattva's name means the "essence of Earth." He vows to enter nirvana only when Hell is empty of sinners' souls.
		While Ksitigarbha thought it would be best to alleviate the sufferings of his people as a bodhisattva and slowly move them into enlightenment.
		Ksitigarbha was designated by Shakyamuni Buddha to be the guardian of Buddhism on Earth during the period from Shakyamuni Buddha entering Nirvana until the arrival of Maitreya, the Buddha of the future.
	www.geocities.com /directx_user/gallery/ksitigarbha.htm (1178 words)

	Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was noted for his compassion and sympathy through kalpa after kalpa by making innumerable vows to lead the erring world to Salvation.
		Anyone who relies on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, pays homage to him, or sincerely praises his meritorious acts, makes offerings of scented flowers and robes, jewels and various foods and beverages, will be reborn in the realms of celestial happiness for innumerable kalpas.
		Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva knows that erring being are different from one another and he accommodates himself to lead and teach them all, leading them to conversion.
	maxpages.com /drfu1/Ksitigarbha_Sutra_4 - !http://www.maxpages.com/drfu1/Ksitigarbha_Sutra_4 (1948 words)

	The Sutra Of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha
		Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha has endured one thousand times longer than this vast length of time since he realized the ten grades of accomplishment, not to mention the length of time Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha spent in the sainthood of Hearer and Pratyeka-Buddhahood.
		Ksitigarbha replied, "Sir, fully respecting Buddha’s majestic spirit and the Mahasattvas power, I shall now give you a brief account of the designations of various hells as well as the different sorts of retribution for different kinds of sins and evil actions.
		If such people, on hearing Ksitigarbha’s name and seeing Ksitigarbha’s image, should invoke his name wholeheartedly and reverently ten thousand times, then those unpleasant things will gradually disappear; and they will, thereafter, enjoy peace and happiness, have plenty of clothing and will even experience peace and happiness in their slumber and dreams.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /ida_b_wells_memorial_sutra_library/sutra_of_bodhisattva_ksitigarbha.htm (14574 words)

	Ksitigarbha Statues : Copper, Bronze, Brass, Silver, Wooden, Stone Ksitigarbha Statues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Ksitigarbha is standing posture with his right hand in vatarka mudra and left and in varada mudra.
		Ksitigarbha wears usual head dress of which both ends hang over the shoulders, and carries an alarm staff to force open the gates of hell.
		Ksitigarbha through his miraculous powers appears throughout ten direction in an innumerable forms of transformed bodies in order to lead even the most obstinate and deluded living beings to follow th path of Buddha.
	www.himalayanmart.com /ksitigarbhastatues.php (452 words)

	Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha symbol is the Cintamani jewel which is in the shape of a flaming pearl, supported by a lotus flower.
		Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva through his miraculous powers appears throughout ten direction in an innumerable forms of transformed bodies in order to lead even the most obstinate and deluded living beings to follow the path of the Buddha.
		The filial practice of Ksitigarbha bodhisattva is not limited to one’s parents but to all the sentient beings, who are infinite.
	www.himalayanmart.com /ksitigarbha_bodhisattva.php (363 words)

	Selected Accounts of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Spiritual Inspiration
		Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, as your disciple, I beg you to bless him with your compassion and divine power so that he will not need to have the operations." I repeated my prayers every day.
		Ksitigarbha, Bodhisattva of great vows, and Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva are the compassionate father and mother of suffering beings.
		I heard Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow first, then I heard Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Universal Gate Chapter.7 It didn't matter if the wind was blowing or there was a rainstorm; I could always forget about my worries and listen reverently until the sutra was finished, and my mind was purified.
	www.baus-ebs.org /sutra/jan-read/002/37.htm (12200 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum > Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
		Jul 1 2004, 12:42 PM Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva seems to be the only Bodhisattva that appears as a monk.
		You are right of course about the suffering and there are times of great rewards as well but it is not wise to consider anything in the way of rewards or even results, negative or positive, it is far better to put all of that entirely out of your mind.
		With his simple monk's attire, Ksitigarbha's always been one of the most approachable bodhisattvas, in Japan his status as the protector of children has led Jizo to tend to take on more childlike (and cuter!) features in modern times.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/lofiversion/index.php/t5908.html (7140 words)

	美佛會 - 美佛慧訊 - Study Guide to the Sutra of Ksitigarbha’s Fundamental Vows
		For the above three reasons, we all possess the characteristics of "the obstinate, hard to tame, habitual evil-doing, sinful-suffering beings"; therefore we become the primary audience to be enlightened by this sutra, and we are the prime targets for Ksitigarbha's salvation and illumination.
		In the Sutra of Ksitigarbha's Fundamental Vow, we learn about the four past lives of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, which teaches us that even Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha had to rely on the Power of Vow as the only way and means to overcome the Power of Karma.
		Here we must clearly acknowledge the merits of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha to comprehend the reason why he alone, of all the Bodhisattvas, was entrusted by Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
	www.baus.org /baus/newsletter/2005/nl97_sutra_of_ksitigarbha.html (2962 words)

	Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		I heard you, the Honoured of the World, and innumerable Buddhas of the ten quarters of space all praising Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva saying that the merits of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva are so great that even Buddhas of the past, present and the future cannot give the fullest account of them.
		If such grown up persons can continue to pay respect to the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s images continuously, chanting his name for innumerable times for twenty-one days whole-heartedly, then Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva will appear before them and tell them the exact places were their deceased relatives have been reborn.
		If we want to speak about the happiness and benefits which Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva confers upon sentient beings, it will take hundreds of thousands of kalpas and still we would not be able to cover the full account.
	maxpages.com /drfu1/Ksitigarbha_Sutra_12 - !http://www.maxpages.com/drfu1/Ksitigarbha_Sutra_12 (1573 words)

	China / Frontispiece of the 'Original Vows of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha Sutra (Dizang Pusa Benyuan Jing)' with the ...
		China / Frontispiece of the 'Original Vows of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha Sutra (Dizang Pusa Benyuan Jing)' with the Assembly at Vultura Peak / Ming dynasty, 1429
		Frontispiece of the 'Original Vows of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha Sutra (Dizang Pusa Benyuan Jing)' with the Assembly at Vultura Peak
		Title: Frontispiece of the 'Original Vows of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha Sutra (Dizang Pusa Benyuan Jing)' with the Assembly at Vultura Peak
	www.davidrumsey.com /amico/amico12216561-72312.html (329 words)

	Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra
		Through the great compassion and strong vows of the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, they were converted by him and thus attained Buddhahood.
		What retribution do they receive for their Karmas?" Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva replied by saying, "There are millions and millions of worlds.
		Pray, do not despair." Shakyamuni Buddha then told Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, "The natural powers of perception of all those who have not yet been liberated from the Samsara world are of an unsteady nature.
	www.angelfire.com /ks/itigarbha (3214 words)

	Ksitigarbha - Land of Medicine Buddha - A Center for Healing & Developing a Good Heart
		The Buddha ends his discourse by praising Kshitigarbha before the assembly, entrusting all future beings in the heavens and the worlds to him - proclaiming that any future person who reads the Sutra or who worships Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha will earn extraordinary merits, and ultimately, Buddhahood.
		It explains in the sutra the extensive benefits and qualities, like the sky, of the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, like skies of benefit to all beings.
		There have been experiences, similar benefits received by those who practice Ksitigarbha.
	www.medicinebuddha.org /ksitigarba.htm (876 words)

	Fundamental Vows X
		The blissful advantage gained by those kings, princes, etc., will be fully as great as all the meritorious virtue gained by donations offered to as many Buddhas as there are grains of sand in one hundred Ganges Rivers.
		Moreover, should they be able to dedicate the advantage thus gained-no matter how great the measure-for the benefit of the entire Dharmadhatu, then they will finally become Buddhas, not to mention their gaining the other rewards of becoming brahmans, Sakras or Cakravartins.
		"Furthermore, O Ksitigarbha, in future times, any good men and good women, on seeing any Buddha's temple or stupa or any Mahayana sutras-even if they are whole and new-should make donations and offerings and make obeisance and give praise to them reverently and with palms joined.
	www.meta-religion.com /World_Religions/Buddhism/Sutras/sutra_of_bodhisattva_x.htm (613 words)

	Ksitigarbha, the Earth Store Bodhisattva
		A second such legend portrays Ksitigarbha as a Brahmin maiden named "Sacred Girl." Her mother had often spoken ill of the Triple Gem (the Buddha, The Dharma, and the Sangha), so, when her mother died, Sacred Girl was concerned for her fate.
		He found and adopted this dog, and for that reason Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is often portrayed with a dog as his companion.
		In Japan statues of Ksitigarbha, there called "Jizo," are often seen standing at a crossroads; many times there are six such statues, again one for each realm.
	mi-le-fo.thetempleguy.com /ascent/09bvahallksi.htm (813 words)

	Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra-5
		Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva said again, "My compassionate One, inside the Mahachakravala, there are innumerable such Hells of Punishment.
		Where sinners are thrown into the burning tanks with molten iron and they wail on account of severe pain.
		Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva then told Samantabhadra Maha Bodhisattva and said' "My meritorious One' the above Hells are formed purposely to punish all beings who are of the bad habits to commit sins either through their actions, words and thoughts.
	www.zhaxizhuoma.net /DHARMA/Tripitaka/ksitagarbha-5.htm (1369 words)

	Ksitigarbha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The history of Ksitigarbha is well described in the Sutra of The Great Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, one of the most popular Mahayana Buddhist sutras.
		This sutra was spoken by the Buddha towards the end of his life to the beings of the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven as a mark of gratitude and remembrance for his beloved mother, Māyādevī.
		Ksitigarbha has a twin known as Ākāśagarbha (虛空藏 ;Ch.
	buddhism.2be.net /Ksitigarbha (1493 words)

	Buddhists: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
		I prefer questions that relate to working with your experience rather than information that is widely available on the Web and in books.
		Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva as you say has becoming an important figure in China over the centuries.
		Ksitigarbha is called Di Zang Wang in Chinese; Sai Nyingpo in Tibetan; Jizo in Japanese.
	en.allexperts.com /q/Buddhists-948/Ksitigarbha-Bodhisattva.htm (505 words)

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