Kṣitigarbha (Sanskrit: क्षितिगर्भ, Chinese: 地藏; pinyin: Dìzàng; Japanese: 地蔵; rōmaji: Jizō; Korean: 지장 (地藏); romaja: Jijang; Vietnamese: Địa Tạng (地藏), Standard Tibetan: ས་ཡི་སྙིང་པོ་ Wylie: sa yi snying po) is a bodhisattva primarily revered in East Asian Buddhism and usually depicted as a Buddhist monk.

2020年9月1日 · The Jizo Bodhisattva, “ O-Jizo-san ” in the Japanese honorific language, is a deity fondly loved by Japanese people. You will find Jizo statues in many places: in Buddhist temples, graveyards, at the side of the road in the countryside, and, less commonly, at the corner of some streets in the cities. The primary role of Jizo is to protect children.

2021年1月13日 · You can find Jizo statues, the guardian deity of children and travelers, everywhere on the streets in Japan. In this article, we briefly introduce what Jizo statues are, and some famous temples where you can see unique Jizo statues in Japan.

2019年2月19日 · As Jizo, the bodhisattva (bosatsu in Japanese) has become one of the most beloved figures of Japanese Buddhism. Stone figures of Jizo populate temple grounds, city intersections, and country roads. Often several Jizos stand together, portrayed as small children, dressed in bibs or children's clothes.

2023年6月9日 · Jizō is one of Japan’s best-loved figures. Often appearing in statues as a monk, Jizō is a bodhisattva, dedicated to easing the sufferings of all beings, and is particularly associated with...

2024年1月12日 · Jizo Bosatsu or just Jizo is a very curious character from Japanese Zen Buddhism and the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. He is viewed as a saint as well as a bodhisattva, i.e., a future Buddha. More often than not, however, he is cherished and worshipped as a protector deity who watches over the people of Japan, travelers, and children in particular.

2022年11月29日 · Jizo (地蔵) is a compassionate Japanese bodhisattva who vowed not to reach Nirvana until every other soul attains enlightenment. He is particularly attentive to unborn children and those who die before reaching adulthood.

2015年5月15日 · Known in Japan as Jizo, this deity’s early popularity reached a peak during the late Heian era (794–1192), when the rise of the Pure Land (J. Jodo) Sect intensified fears among the people about Hell in the afterlife.

2024年5月31日 · Jizo are properly called “Jizo Bosatsu”, originating in ancient India where in Sanskrit they are called Ksitigarbha , which means earth womb. Jizo statues are made out of stone, which is said to have a spiritual power for protection …

2015年5月15日 · Sometime around the 14th or 15th century in Japan, Jizo became associated in particular with the souls of dead children, who, according to popular Buddhist belief, became stranded in a limbo known as Sai no Kawara, the “River Beach of Sai.”