Bodhisattvas fear causes; sentient beings fear consequences. Sentient beings are weighed down by karma and do not believe in retribution. Bodhisattvas possess profound wisdom and are not tainted by karmic causes.
The beings of the Six Realms wander through life and death, unable even for a moment to escape their suffering. Thus, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva made the great vow, "I will not become a Buddha until the hells are empty." Yet while cultivating in the mortal realm, his practice was not yet perfected. A love from one lifetime and a lingering attachment became an endless calamity. Though it was not his wish, he must resolve it. To save his junior sister, whose attachment had driven her into demonic madness, and to spare countless lives from calamity, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva willingly cast aside the merits of a thousand kalpas, pledged himself to uphold the Way, and entered the cycle of rebirth, to be reborn anew...
If you are interested, come and take a seat on the ground to listen as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva performs one moving tale after another of compassion and salvation, stirring the soul as he proves his golden form once more.
