After death, his body remained miraculously preserved. Thenceforth the 30th day of the seventh lunar month was commemorated among the people of China as Ksitigharbha's sacred anniversary. Of course many Buddhist believers have never heard of the legendary Brahmin Saintly Woman, the Bright Eyed Daughter, or the monk of Mt.
而一般寺院則在中元同時祭拜目蓮僧、地官大帝及地藏王，尤其月末鬼門關閉時，家家戶戶更是點起「地藏香」，遍插在地，祈請經常現身地獄的地藏菩薩鑑明善惡、護佑闔家大小平安。