Hi all, understand many were being told that Di zhan Wang
Pusa not suitable to be invited at home for praying (which is not
true, and mis-guided).
The Great Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (Di zhan Wang Pusa) is highly
recommended to be prayed daily in any home. The following info
extracted from the Ksitigarbha great
vows sutra.
http://venchinkung.com/ksitigarbha-sutra/11/
Quote:
any good person who reads the Sutra or who worships Bodhisattva
Ksitigarbha will earn extraordinary merits, be free of suffering
due to past karma and ultimately, be born in the Pure Land of
Ultimate Bliss.
“World Honored One, as I have observed, if those beings now and in
the future find a clean place located in the south of their own
house and use earth, stone, bamboo or wood to make a shrine, or
make an image of Ksitigarbha out of GOLD
,
silver, copper or iron, or paint an image of Ksitigarbha and place
it in the shrine, often burn incense in worship and respect, and
salute or praise Ksitigarbha, then they can obtain the following
ten benefits:
1. Their land will be very rich and fertile.
2. Their homes and families will be peaceful forever.
3. Their ancestors will raised to heaven.
4. They will enjoy longevity.
5. They will fulfill their wishes.
6. They will escape floods or fires.
7. They will escape anything that frightens or exhausts them.
8. They will have no further nightmares.
9. Their every step will be protected by gods.
10. They will have many opportunities to encounter the Dharma.
“World Honored One, if those beings now and in the FUTURE can
make such offerings in their own houses, they can obtain these ten
benefits.”
The Earth God Firm and Solid continued, “World Honored One, in
the FUTURE,
any good man or woman who can have this sutra and an image of
Ksitigarbha in their homes, and who can recite this sutra and make
an offering to the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, will be protected and
guarded day and night by divine power. Even the risk of flood or
fire, robbery, stealing and any evil thing will be eliminated.”
The Buddha instructed the Earth God Firm and Solid, “The divine
power you possess is much greater than that of the other gods. Do
you know why? The land in all the worlds is guarded by you. Even
every blade of grass, tree, sand, stone, straw, hemp, bamboo, reed,
rice or treasure from the ground, grows or is produced by your
power. Your constant praise of Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha makes your
merits, virtues and divine power a thousand times greater than that
of ordinary earth-gods’.”
“In the FUTURE worlds,
if there is any good man or woman who can make offerings to
Bodhisattva and recite this sutra to others, as long as he or she
practices the rules according to the Ksitigarbha Sutra, you should
protect this man or woman by your divine power. Do not allow any
disaster or unpleasant thing go through his or her ears, and do not
allow them to suffer. Not only will you protect this person
yourself, but the retinues of Shakra, Brahma, and the gods of the
heavens will also protect them. The reason why this person is
protected by many gods is that he or she respects and worships
Ksitigarbha’s image and recites this Vow Sutra. These people will
removed from the ocean of suffering and will be proof of the bliss
of Nirvana.”