Midnight marriage: My husband is a ghost

Chapter 186 Ksitigarbha Statue

Ksitigarbha.The land is the land and has seven meanings.

One, it can produce righteousness, the land can produce all creatures and plants, and it means that Bodhisattvas can produce all good dharmas.Two, it can subdue righteousness, the land can subdue all living things, making them live in the natural world.Yu Bodhisattva can absorb all good dharmas in the heart of Dajue.Third, it can carry righteousness. The land can carry all minerals, plants, and animals, and make them live in the world. It means that Bodhisattvas can carry all living beings, from this side of suffering to the other side of coolness.

Fourth, it can store righteousness. The land can store all minerals, plants, etc., which means that Bodhisattvas can store all wonderful dharmas.Fifth, being able to hold righteousness, the land can hold all things and make them grow, which means that Bodhisattvas can always hold all wonderful goodness and make them grow.Sixth, being able to rely on righteousness, the land is the support of all things, which means that Bodhisattvas can be the support of all sentient beings.Seven, firm and unmovable, the ground is solid and immovable, which means that the bodhisattva's bodhi mind is as firm as a diamond and cannot be destroyed.

Tibetans have meanings such as secret tolerance and education.It means that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is in deep meditation, able to cultivate and guide all sentient beings to the ultimate good.There is a secret treasury in the world, which contains many gold and silver treasures, which can help the poor and benefit the world.Yu Bodhisattva possesses the secret treasury of the three virtues of the Tathagata, and the immeasurable wonderful method can save countless sentient beings and reach the shore of enlightenment. The "Ten Wheels of Earth Store Sutra" says: To be patient is like the earth, and to meditate deeply is like a secret storehouse, hence the name Ksitigarbha.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is the spring breeze of the severe cold hell, giving people bursts of warmth.Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva made a vow: Hell is not empty, and he vowed not to become a Buddha.Ghosts from all walks of life are personally blessed by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and feel the universal illumination of Buddhism. As long as they are sincere and good and let go of desires, even if they become ghosts, they can still be reborn in the West.

After seeing the ghosts with incomplete limbs and hideous faces, after receiving the blessings of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, they were all reborn in the Western Paradise, turned into lotus flowers, flew out of hell, and went straight to heaven.Just sigh, although the rain is wide, it will not moisten the rootless grass; although the Buddhadharma is wide, it will not cross the unfavorable people!
Wang Liu and Zhao Sheng also told me some things about the Ksitigarbha King. I have been very curious about this kind of thing since I came to the underworld, and the two of them naturally told me about this kind of thing. very detailed.

In the past unbelievable asamkhya kalpa, there was a Buddha named Jue Hua Ding Zizai King Tathagata. At that time, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was a Brahman girl. Her mother, Yue Dili, did not believe in the Three Jewels, practiced evil ways, and fell into hell to suffer after death.This woman sold her family property and sought out fragrant flowers widely, and made offerings to them in a pagoda temple.With sincerity and respect, let go of distracting thoughts, and recite the name of the Buddha wholeheartedly.His mother inherited her daughter's filial piety, and as a meritorious deed, she left prison and was born in heaven.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has been a filial daughter for countless kalpas in the past, and her name is Guangmu.His mother liked to eat fish roe before she was alive, so she committed a serious crime of killing.The light-eyed girl knew that her mother would fall into the evil way after death, and asked the arhat to enter into meditation to observe, and she really meant that her mother would suffer great suffering in hell.The bright-eyed girl recited Buddha's name wholeheartedly, respectfully made offerings, and with the power of sincerity and filial piety, rescued her mother from suffering in hell.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva advocates filial piety and attaches great importance to saving parents.Of course, what is more important is that when the parents are still alive, the children should do their utmost to be filial.In addition to providing food and clothing for parents, and serving the elderly and sick, the most fundamental thing is to persuade parents, respect the Three Jewels, firmly believe in cause and effect, stop evil and do good, and have correct views.

The Chinese place great emphasis on filial piety, and their spirit of prudence and pursuit of the end is consistent with the Ksitigarbha Method.Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to be widely respected by people in China.

The Yulan Basin Dharma Assembly on July [-] and the Ksitigarbha Dharma Assembly on July [-] are a combination of Ksitigarbha Dharma and Chinese filial piety, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is especially respected.

Before the indescribable kalpa in the past, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was once the son of the Great Elder.At that time, Fen Xun, a famous teacher of the Buddha, possessed the Tathagata of Myriad Practices.The son of the elder sees the Buddha's face so solemnly.I admire you.Ask the Buddha what to do.And get this phase?The Buddha replied: If you want to obtain this appearance, you will save all suffering beings for a long time.The son of the elder then made a vow, I will spend all the future kalpas in order to liberate all suffering beings, and then I will become a Buddha.

The good friend of the Buddha is the embodiment of the majestic merits and virtues and the fullness of myriad deeds.Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva practiced the bodhisattva way a long time ago, which shows that he is a great Bodhisattva with a very high fruit status.

This story tells people that a person's appearance is good or bad, which is the concentrated expression of his thoughts and behaviors.Today, people don't notice, they don't work hard on the beauty of behavior and thought, but resort to plastic surgery and dressing up, the result is just the opposite.Master Fen Xun Possesses Myriad Practices Tathagata's reply to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva: "If you want to realize this body, you must liberate all suffering beings for a long time." It is thought-provoking.

Before immeasurable kalpas in the past, there was a Buddha called Omniscient Wisdom Achievement Tathagata. When he was not a monk, he was a little king and made friends with neighboring kings. He performed ten good deeds and benefited all beings.A king made a vow: To become a Buddha early, to save all sentient beings, this is to achieve the Tathagata with all wisdom.A king made a vow: If you don't save all sentient beings first, get rid of suffering, make them happy, and attain Bodhi, you will never become a Buddha.This is the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

This story reflects the great wish of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva: "Only when all living beings are saved can we realize Bodhi; if the hell is not empty, we will never become a Buddha."In the eyes of ordinary people, the most difficult place is of course hell.

Therefore, the object of the Bodhisattva's work is to save the sentient beings who have committed serious crimes in hell. Those sentient beings who are full of evil, as long as they change their evil and do good, and sincerely recite the holy name of Bodhisattva, they can relieve all suffering and make hell appear hidden. but not now.When a doctor treats a disease, he should pay attention to the combination of prevention and treatment, and the same is true for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva when he saves sentient beings.

For those who have fallen into hell, let them leave prison.However, the focus of the work is still on those sentient beings who have not fallen into hell, how to make them maintain their good roots and never create evil karma to fall into hell.

The two of them also specially introduced to me that there are four categories and eleven kinds of sins, which can make people fall into hell.

[-]. Five uninterrupted crimes: including killing father, mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of the Buddha, and breaking harmony with the monk.

Second, committing the five inseparable and four fundamental crimes: including killing, stealing, prostitution, and lying.

Three, slander the Dharma.

Fourth, doubt the three treasures.If a person commits any of the above eleven kinds of crimes, he will fall into the endless prison.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva widely publicizes that these eleven sins are the seeds and causes of falling into hell.Make people recognize what is good and what is evil, especially the extremely evil karma of falling into hell, in order to avoid evil and pursue good.If you don't create this kind of evil karma, you won't receive evil rewards and avoid falling into hell.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s great vow is to make all sentient beings become Buddhas, and then he himself becomes a Buddha. However, there are endless sentient beings, and hell is hard to escape. In this way, he becomes a Great Compassion Bodhisattva who cannot achieve Buddhahood.Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva made great vows, provided convenient facilities, and would rather not become a Buddha himself, but concentrate on saving all sentient beings and the great spirit of liberation. It can be said that he truly puts others before himself, and is worthy of our respect and learning!

There is a very huge statue of Ksitigarbha in front of the gate here, and I was really shocked when I saw this statue.

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