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According to kṣitigarbha bodhisattva pūrvapraṇidhāna sūtra (《地藏菩薩本願經》), the Chinese name of Kshitigarbha "Dizang" is derived from Dizang Shilun sūtra (《地藏十輪經》): "Kshitigarbha is patient and generous as the ground and as thoughtful and peaceful as treasure" (安忍不動如大地,靜慮深密如秘藏). By Sakyamuni Buddha's exhortions, Kshitigarbha has to cultivate all the living creatures and eliminate all sufferings in the period from Sakyamuni's Parinivana to Maitreya's birth. Kshitigarbha has made vows "Before the hell is empty, I will not become Buddha. After all sentient beings are saved, will I attain Buddhahood" (地獄不空,誓不成佛。眾生度盡,方證菩提。); "If not me going to hell, who will go there?" (我不入地獄,誰入地獄?) Therefore he gets the name of "first in compassion and vows" and is worshiped by people since the ancient times.