"The Bodhisattva-Mahasattva not commits actions that will lead him to hell. For the sake of beings, he takes a great vow and comes alive in hell. Oh, good man! In days gone by, when the lifespan of beings was 100 years, countless beings, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, received karmic results in hell. I saw this, took a great vow and gained life in hell. The Bodhisattva, at that time, truth to tell, had no sin of such kind (which would lead him to hell). For the sake of beings, he gained life in hell. I, at that time, was in hell, living there for countless ages and exposing the 12 types of sutras extensively for all sinners. The sinners, on hearing this, crushed all their karmic results and escaped from hell, except the icchantikas. This is why we say that the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva receives the karmic results no later than in this life. "
Read More on the Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 38 - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar 6.
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