The Sūtra of The Great Vows of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva (Chinese: 地藏菩薩本願經, Dizang P'usa Benyuan Jing) is one of the more popular Buddhist sutras in Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhism. The sutra tells basically of how Kṣitigarbha became a bodhisattva by making great vows to rescue other sentient beings, and a description of how he followed filial piety in his past lifetimes. There are a total of thirteen chapters, which are divided into three sections.