Earth-Treasure Bodhisattva is also known as Earth-Store Bodhisattva or Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Long before he became a Bodhisattva, he was a king in one life. Having witnessed people suffering dire privations and misfortune, he vowed: "If I could not give salvation to all sentient beings suffering living pains or committing sins, and guide them through the path of the Buddha, I shall not attain Nirvana myself!".
This cartoon is based on a story recorded in THE BODHISATTVA KISHITIGARBHA VOW SUTRA, Chapter 4. Beings' Karmic Retribution
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