The Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Buddhist scripture
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Kṣitigarbha_Bodhisattva_Pūrvapraṇidhāna_Sūtra
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Shakyamuni_Buddha gptkb:Avalokiteśvara gptkb:Kṣitigarbha
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Mahayana_sutras Kṣitigarbha texts
gptkbp:chapter	13
gptkbp:features	dialogue between Buddha and Earth Store Bodhisattva
gptkbp:firstTranslatedIntoChineseBy	Tripitaka Master Śikṣānanda
gptkbp:firstTranslationDate	gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkbp:focusesOn	past vows of Kṣitigarbha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva
gptkbp:importantFor	one of the most important sutras in East Asian Buddhism
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:China gptkb:Japan gptkb:Korea gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Chinese gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:mainTheme	karma rebirth filial piety salvation of beings in hell
gptkbp:preservedIn	gptkb:Taishō_Tripiṭaka
gptkbp:recitedBy	gptkb:Ullambana_Festival deceased relatives accumulation of merit protection from disasters
gptkbp:setting	gptkb:Trāyastriṃśa_Heaven
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Earth_Store_Bodhisattva
gptkbp:teaches	benefits of making offerings to the Buddha and Bodhisattvas importance of vows merit of reciting the sutra ways to help deceased relatives
gptkbp:tradition	gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:BDK_Tripitaka_Translation_Project
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8