The Story of Ksitigarbha

Posted in Buddhism by amituofo on March 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet

There was a time during the Dharma-Image Age - at the time when images were used for worship lived an arhan who had instructed many people little by little with his fortunate merits. This arhan met a woman, Bright Eyes, who prepared sacrificial offerings for him. The arhan asked her what she wanted. Bright Eyes […]

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I found amituofo.com

Posted in Buddhism by admin on March 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Jesus said:
“Ask and thou shall be given.”
In Buddhism:
“Ask and thou shall be always given provided that it is not for self-interest.”
Finally after more than 2-month since I contacted the domain’s [www.amituofo.com] owner, I have an email this morning from someone by the name of Edmund Chan who was willing to offer me the said domain […]

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Ksitigarbha’s Great Vows Sutra

Posted in Buddhism by admin on February 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet

After the death of Sakyamuni Buddha, there would be no Buddha on Earth until the appearance of the Bodhisattva Maitreya over a few billion years later, who is to become the next Buddha. During this transition period, in the era between the death of Sakyamuni Buddha and the rise of Maitreya Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha assigned […]

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Who is Ksitigarbha?

Posted in Buddhism by admin on February 12, 2008 # 2 Comments

Ksitigarbha (地藏王菩薩; Dìzàng Wáng Púsà) is one of the four principal Bodhisattvas in Oriental Mahayana Buddhism. The others are Samantabhadra (普賢菩薩; Pŭxián Púsà, Manjusri (文殊師利菩薩; Wénshū Púsà, and Avalokitesvara (觀世音菩薩; Guānshì Yīn Púsà).

These four Bodhisattvas represent the four basic qualities of the Buddha i.e. Manjushri for Great Wisdom; Avalokiteshvara for his Great Compassion; Samantabhadra for […]

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