The Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra

The Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra 
(Chinese: 地藏菩薩本願經 / Sanskrit: Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra)

The Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra is a Mahayana Buddhist teaching on Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who vowed not to attain final enlightenment until after the hell realm is emptied. The sutra illustrates how Ksitigarbha became a bodhisattva with his great vows for the well-being of all sentient beings. In addition, the practices of Ksitigarbha bring 28 auspicious results to oneself.

《地藏菩薩本願經》是一部漢傳佛教重要的經典。地藏菩薩誓願“地獄不空，誓不成佛！”《地藏菩薩本願經》記載了佛陀在忉利天宮為母說法時，讚揚藏菩薩為度眾生“久遠劫來發弘誓願”的非凡之舉，講述地藏菩薩在因地修行过程中的事迹，並介紹了讀誦該經典的二十八種殊勝利益。