若能为其父母乃至眷属，
命终之后，设斋供养，志心勤恳，
如是之人，存亡获利。
— 地藏菩萨
《地藏经》
If able to, for their Fathers, Mothers and even [other] family members, after their lives end, arrange veg[etari]an offerings [to the Buddhas, visitors and themselves], with sincerity and steadfast diligence, of such persons, [both the] living and deceased will obtain benefits [of meritorious virtues, for relief of suffering, and attaining of well-being].
— Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva
(Kṣitigarbha Sūtra)
