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About this
Sutra
Countless Sentinel Beings and Celestial
Beings from ten-quarters including Buddha(s), Bodhisattva(s), Kings of
the Ghost, Tree deities, River deities, Mountain deities, Earth deities
etc...etc, gathered together in Trayastrimsha (second level of Heaven)
for the preaching by Buddha Gutama Shakyamuni to his mother about Ti-chong
Po Shat.
Ti-chong Po Shat made a vow countless Kalpas (see Glossary) before:-
When hell is empty, then I will become a Buddha
That means he will help Sentinel Beings from the Six-realms (Six-sectors
- see Glossary) to happiness and away from sorrow, except those
who have committed:-
"Five deadly offences" (Panchanantaryani):-
1) Killing their parents or others.
2) Causing Buddha to bleed.
3) Disrupting the unity of Monastery, temple or Sangha. (see Glossary)
4) Stealing from Monastery, Temple or Sangha.
5) Pretending to be a monk.
Due to different bad-deeds, different hells were created. In chapter
six, Ti-chong Po Shat mentioned some of the hells' names and in what
weakness to enter into.
The following are some of the ways he will help Sentinel Beings to
happiness and away from sorrow.
1) When Sentinel Beings shout out his name "Ti-chong Po Shat",
any Buddha's name, Bodhisattva's name, or chanting Sutra or Mantra
before entering into the "Three evil destinies" such as the
animals, the hungry ghost and the hells, Ti-chong Po Shat will retrieve
them from the "Three evil destinies" to a happy land.
2) When the virtues of Celestial Beings are running out, the five
ugly appearances gradually appear or will be entering into the
"Three evil destinies" such as the animals, the hungry ghost
or the hells, but if they pay respect to Ti-chong Po Shat, their
virtues will increase, and do not have to fall into to the "Three
evil destinies."
3) Vegetarian day on the day when people are born or die, this will
add good credit to the dead and to the newborn.
4) Within 49 days, after a person dies, if their relatives do
good-deeds or charity by using that person's money and chanting Buddha's
name, Ti-chong Po Shat name or chanting Sutra on behalf of the dead, this
will help to add virtues to the dead. The virtues will be shared between
the ones who do the virtues for the dead in a ratio of 7:1; the dead
will only receive one part.
5) The most important of all, when a person is alive, it is better to
do more good-deeds, respect Po Shat, then we could pocket all the
virtues. If one has more virtues, then we will not be in "Three
evil destinies" during the next life.
6) Sentinel Beings will receive 28 different virtues if one does
good-deeds, respect Ti-chong Po Shat with flowers, incense, chanting
sutra etc.
7) Celestial Beings will have seven different virtues if one respects
Ti-chong Po Shat and chanting this Sutra.
NOTE:-
The above is a brief explanation; do read other books to find out
more.
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