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Sutras of Earth Store Dharma Door

There are three sutras that form the Earth Store Dharma Door: the Sutra of the Ten Wheels
of Earth Store Bodhisattva
, the Sutra for the Discernment of the Consequences of Wholesome and Unwholesome Karma and the Sutra of the Past Vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva.  Their abbreviated titles are: Earth Store’s Ten Wheel Sutra, Discernment Sutra and Earth Store Sutra.

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Earth Store Sutra Contents
Chapter 1: Spiritual Penetrations in the Palace of the Trayastrimsha Heaven
Chapter 2: The Division Bodies Gather
Chapter 3: Contemplating the Karmic Conditions of Beings
Chapter 4: Karmic Retributions of Beings in Jambudvipa
Chapter 5: The Names of the Hells
Chapter 6: The Thus Come One’s Praises
Chapter 7: Benefiting the Living and the Dead
Chapter 8: Praises of Lord Yama and His Followers
Chapter 9: The Names of Buddhas
Chapter 10: The Conditions and Comparative Merit and Virtue of Giving
Chapter 11: The Dharma Protection of an Earth Spirit
Chapter 12: Benefits Derived from Seeing and Hearing
Chapter 13: The Entrustment of People and Gods

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Earth Store Bodhisattva Statue

Name of the sculptor: Qi-fu Wang

Design concept:
I emphasize the beauty of the Bodhisattva's adorned features as an embodiment of the Dharma. Its simple lines complement the colors. The right triangular outline exhibits composure and grace and symbolizes the vast vows of Earth Store Bodhisattva.

Reflections on the work:
We humans should keep our minds tranquil as the Earth, nurturing all life forms unconditionally. Acting effortlessly, the Earth is impartial, honorable and unattached. Humans should live in harmony with the world. We must safeguard our original mind. The essence of the Buddha is Tao. The essence of Tao is the Buddha. This is to say that being able to see one's true nature is to realize Buddhahood. The nature is our original Buddha nature, which we must learn appreciate on our own. Earth Store Bodhisattva is like the Earth that contains countless seeds of goodness.

The process of sculpture

It is a pretty large hall and we wanted to make the image over 14 feet tall. To accomplish this, we had to bring the smaller statue to Taiwan where there is the technology and capability to create such a large statue.

The name of the company that is creating the cast bronze statue is Sheng Kuang Sculpture Co., Ltd in Taoyuan, Taiwan.  The 43-year-old company located in a well-equipped factory of over 20,000 square feet has a team of competent craftsmen with vast experience and skills in large bronze Buddha sculptures. A flexible team of highly experienced sculptors who consistently create exquisite works of sculpted Buddhist artifacts in cast bronze at any scale from 10 inches to a hundred feet tall.

1. Clay model of wood carving at Sheng Kuang Sculpture Co. / December 2015
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2. Fiberglass casting of clay figure / May 2016
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3. Painted fiberglass casting, 2 feet high / May 2016
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4. 3-D scan of fiberglass model / June 2016
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5. Full size Styrofoam model / December 2016
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6. Work on polishing and finishing completed bronze casting / June 2017
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7. Completed and with freshly applied clear sealer / June 2017
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