ksitigarbha bodhisattva

• Mindfulness

  7 Aug 11, 23:28

  This week I am hardworking. Recite Namo Amitabha Buddha Recite Heart Sutra Recite Diamond Sutra Recite Sutra of Eight Great Realisations May I attain enlightenment soon. All the merits accured have been dedicated to all sentient beings.
• 2009novice

  18 Aug 11, 00:21

  In this sutra, it stated the living can dedicate merits for the departed.

  e.g let's say 7 points. The departed can only receive  1 point. The rest only accumulates for the living.

  若有男�女人，在生�修善因多造众罪。命终之�，眷属�大，为造�利一切圣事，七分之中而乃获一，六分功德，生者自利。(利益存亡�第七)

   

• 2009novice

  21 Aug 11, 00:50

  interconnections or similarities:

   

  Pureland and Di Zang sutra:

   

  reciting any of Buddhas/Bodhisattvas' names to avoid 3 evil paths

   

  世尊，如是阎浮�男�女人临命终时，神识惛昧，�辨善�，乃至眼耳更无�闻。是诸眷属，当须设大供养，转读尊�，念佛����。如是善缘，能令亡者离诸��，诸魔鬼神悉皆退散。(阎罗王众赞��第八)

   

  Female forms:

   

  Amituofo's vows -

   

  我作佛时。国无妇女。若有女人。闻我�字。得清净信。���心。厌患女身。愿生我国。命终�化男�。�我刹土。�方世界诸众生类。生我国者。皆于七�池莲�中化生。若�尔者。��正觉。

   

  Di Zang Sutra

    

  若有女人，厌女人身，尽心供养地���画�，�土石胶漆铜�等�，如是日日�退，常以�香�饮食�衣��缯彩�幢旛�钱��物等供养。是善女人，尽此一报女身，百�万劫，更�生有女人世界，何况��。除�慈愿力故，��女身，度脱众生，承斯供养地�力故，�功德力，百�万劫��女身。