Master Hai Tao explains the verses in Chapter 12 of Ksitigarbha Sutra

Master Hong Yi who is a great Mahayana Buddhist Master, has ever stressed on the importance of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva role in daily practice. In this opportunity, Master Hai Tao will explain about this. This video tells you the benefits of seeing and hearing Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Sutra. Every Mahayana Buddhist practitioners recite Ksitigarbha Sutra every day, or at least reciting Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Name.

Na Mo Di Zang Wang Pu Sa (Namo Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva)

Probably you are also a Buddhist who like Buddhist music. If you do and perhaps you are also looking for continuous chanting of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Name, I would really recommend you this video. The video below contains only the repetitious chanting of "Namo Dizangwangpusa" (南无地藏王菩萨) in Mandarin. It's said by the uploader to be the Serene version of extended chanting of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. I do agree about this. The chanting of this video is by female voice. I hope you will like this video.



If you want know what benefits do we have if we follow the teachings of Ksitigarbha Sutra, Chanting His Name, Bowing Homage to Him, you may read my previous post (which in fact can be found in Ksitigarbha Sutra) about the 28 Benefits of Ksitigarbha Sutra.

The Sutra of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha's Fundamental Vows

The Sutra of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha's Fundamental Vows is the most commonly recited sutra in Buddhist daily life. It's a Sutra which represents Great Filial Piety. It has been translated into many languages. Nowadays, in most Buddhist temples, or those Buddhist learning college, you can find this sutra ready to be your free precious gift. Kind-hearted Buddhist followers usually sponsor the printing of the Sutra and they put them at the distribution centre inside the temple or monastery.

You can also find online version of this Ksitigarbha Sutra. Here I provide you with 3 links to read the Sutra. You may also download for your daily recitation need. Just remember to treat this Sutra respectfully, especially if you intend to print. But, I still recommend that you get a ready-printed copy at the temple or monastery. This will also create a good (indirect) affinity between you and the sutra printing sponsors / those who have contribution in the printing.

Chinese version of Ksitigarbha Sutra
English version of Ksitigarbha Sutra
Vietnamese version of Ksitigarbha Sutra

Links to most completed images of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva

Usually when you want get an image, you'll go to Google Search Image. Yesterday, when searching for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva images, I found a link to a collection of 327 different images of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. This page should be said as the most complete one I have ever seen, cause when you use Google Image Search, you can see many duplicates images on the search result. But this link is different. Click here to see Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (地藏菩薩像) thumbnails collection.

What (Japanese) Buddhists should do to prevent tsunami and other natural disasters?

You probably think that I'm going to talk about prayers or how to pray in Buddhist view about avoiding natural disasters as this is a blog about Buddhism. I'm not a scientist, so I won't talk too much about the geological of Japanese land, sea or whatever. I'm not going to talk about the meteorological side about the disasters.

Who is Mizuko Jizo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva)?

While I was searching for information about Jizo Bosatsu's statue (Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva) in Japan, I found a video which shows and briefly introduce the famous savior for Japanese Buddhist believers. They worship and express their prayers to Jizo Bosatsu for many things: good health, safety, safe-pregnancy and delivery, protection for the soul of the dead (including babies, aborted soul, etc.), all success of living, and many other wishes.

Images of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva

Just now, as I was searching for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva images, I found a link to a few Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva images. As we know that, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's vow is to save all beings in the hell until none is left. This Great Vow doesn't mean that his vow is only limited to all beings in the hell. But this is to represent the Greatness of the vow cause the most suffering beings are in the hell.