The Buddha said to Yamaraja: “The temperaments of sentient beings of Southern Jambudvipa are characterized by extreme stubbornness and unwillingness to yield. They are very difficult to mediate and tame. Look at this Mahasattva! In the past one hundred thousand kalpas, He has continued to rescue them one after another, without a moment of rest. He only wishes that they could reach liberation sooner.
For those beings with grave, sinful deeds, including the ones who have fallen into the worst evil realms, Ksitigarbha uses His ingenious, convenient and miraculous power to uproot the origins of their karmic causes and help them recollect their past.
Unfortunately, sentient beings of Jambudvipa have the habit of clinging to evil and attracting evil. They repeatedly come in and out of those evil realms. Therefore, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has been extremely attentive, and after infinite kalpas have passed, He still continues to rescue those beings.”