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Kshitigarbha

Kshitigarbha (Sanskrit: क्षितिगर्भ, 'Earth Matrix' or 'Earth Treasury'; Tibetan: ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ, Sa'i Nyingpo) is revered for his vow to accompany and liberate beings in states of grief and profound darkness.

Origins and Canonical Sources

This term is rooted in canonical sutras and traditional commentaries of Mahayana and Tibetan Buddhism, understood as a rigorous contemplative technology for mind training.

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