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Chapter VIII Ksitigarbha Sutra

Today is an important day. Early in the morning, everyone gathered in the Buddhist temple of Master Guozhan. Sister Qing and Duoduo were dressed in plain clothes and kneeling in front of the Buddhist temple. The front of the temple was worshipped by Sakyamuni Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva on the left, and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva on the right. Master Guozhan offered Buddha statues with flowers, fruits and lamps on the Buddha altar today. The incense burned in the incense burner never stopped. The fragrance lingered, making people feel peaceful and peaceful.

"Qingli, I believe you have received the teachings. Today, we must use the power of the Three Jewels to help you. Thank you. We must respectfully invite Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to save sentient beings with the power of the Bodhisattva's great compassion and vows. Today, we have not saved these three little ghosts. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has repeatedly made great vows. Hell has not become a Buddha before he is empty, and sentient beings can only attain Bodhi. Today, we must also save the suffering sentient beings in hell, yearn for the Western Paradise, and help them get rid of pain." Qingli listened carefully to the master's words and nodded seriously to confirm.

Qingli, under the guidance of the master, sincerely lit three incense sticks in front of the Buddhist temple, and knelt down on his hands and kneeled down to ask Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to surpass the sentient beings in hell. She recited the name of Ksitigarbha King with her heart and began to recite the sutra "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's original vows, so I heard it, and the Buddha is there for a moment..." Qingli quickly recited the mantra taught by the masters with the power of his heart seven times. The Master of Fruit Sect admired it very much. If it was an ordinary person, it would be difficult to recite it once. Qingli not only read it quickly, but also looked very good. Just as she finished reading the sutras for 7 times, a miracle happened. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva appeared in front of the Buddha statue, and the Bodhisattva wore a vain on his head.

Lu Guan, the monk wearing a cassock, sat on a mount that looked like a lion, holding a tin staff in one hand and a lotus in the other. Qingli and everyone knelt down to pay homage to the Bodhisattva. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva knocked the tin staff in his hand to the ground, opened the door to hell, and released many ghosts. The Bodhisattva threw the lotus out to these suffering beings. He saw a golden light in the western sky, and the suffering beings rushed into the lotus one after another. The three little ghosts bid farewell to Qingli and Qing sisters, and also got into the lotus. Thousands of souls rose into the golden light on the lotus and entered the Western Paradise.

"I am merciful to the Buddha, and I am grateful for the mercy of the Bodhisattva. Qingli kowtowed to you." Qingli saw the entire salvation and admired Ksitigarbha.

Ksitigarbha smiled kindly at Qingli, stretched out his hand to bless Qingli. After the blessing, the Bodhisattva sat on his mount and entered the western sky.

Sister Du Qing couldn't stop crying excitedly throughout the whole episode. Now through everyone's efforts, her children have been saved. She vowed to convert to Buddhism in the future and tell more people the stories of her experience. She wanted to tell everyone what causes and what results are. It turns out that there are really Buddhas in this world, and there are really many suffering people.

"Master of Guo Sect, can I convert?" Sister Qing asked the master seriously.

"Yes, you can personally realize the Dharma today and see the Bodhisattva appearing, which means you are connected with me. In a few days, it will be the day to welcome the enlightenment of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. I will do the Dharma Assembly that day. If you three are willing, I will give you three refuges." The Master of Fruit Sect was very happy.

"We are willing to be grateful to the master" these three girls spoke in unison.

"Foresee the cause of the past, the result of this life is, predict the future result. The author of this life is that except for the Buddha realm, the other nine realms of the ten Dharma realms are all sentient beings. Each sentient being has different karma in the past life, showing all kinds of cause and effect, different body forms, different paths, different retributions, and the six realms of sentient beings are in a state of dreams and illusion, no matter how they revolve in life and death, they are all dreams and illusions. Qingli, you need to practice Buddhism to better complete your mission. If you need it, recite the Ksitigarbha Sutra. I will show up to help you and take care of it." Qingli heard the Bodhisattva's heart words when she was blessed by the Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva's compassion made Qingli feel much more happy after seeing the suffering of sentient beings. She felt very familiar with the Bodhisattva.
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