Chapter 2: The Assembly of Divided Identical Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas
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At that time, Bhagavat extended His golden-bronze-colored arms to bless and touch the heads of one hundred quadrillion asamkhyeya divided-identical Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas, who came from all of the worlds—an unthinkable, indiscussable, immeasurable and unspeakable number. The Buddha said to the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas:
“I have taught and influenced many obstinate, hard-to-tame beings in this foul time with the Five Contaminations... However, there are still many untamed beings who will meet their retributions according to their karma. When you see them falling into the evil paths and suffering severe distress, you must remember what I am entrusting to you in this Trayastrimsa Palace:
‘From now until Maitreya becomes a Buddha in this mundane world, all sentient beings in this Saha World are under your care. You are to rescue and liberate them, so that they can forever depart from suffering, and you are to continue your care until they can encounter a Buddha to anoint them as future Buddhas.’”
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