Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Mantra - a Tng Vng B Tt chn ngn

Website: www.facebook.com Blog: fullandhappy.wordpress.com (Om Bo La Mo Ling To Ning Soha) Sanskrit: Kitigarbha Chinese: , Japanese: , Thai: Tibetan: Sai Nyingpo Mongolian: Сайенинбу Korean: , Ksitigarbha (Sanskrit: Kitigarbha) is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism, usually depicted as a Buddhist monk in the Orient. The name may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb." Ksitigarbha is known for his vow to take responsibility for the instruction of all beings in the six worlds between the death of Gautama (Sakyamuni) Buddha and the rise of Maitreya Buddha, as well as his vow not to achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied. He is therefore often regarded as the bodhisattva of hell beings, as well as the guardian of children and patron deity of deceased children and aborted fetuses in Japanese culture. Usually depicted as a monk with a nimbus around his shaved head, he carries a staff to force open the gates of hell and a wish-fulfilling jewel to light up the darkness. The Kshitigarbha bodhisattva has a deep relationship with beings of the earth -- humans, and especially with the hungry ghosts and hell beings. This is mainly because these ghosts and hell beings are the most difficult to raise into a more fortunate condition due to their previous unwholesome actions. Thus Kshitigarbha has ...