JAPAN [directory] 日本
View allAll Photos Tagged jizo
ⓒRebecca Bugge, All Rights Reserved
Do not use without permission.
A wooden sculpture of the bodhisattva Jizō, dating to the 12th century. Now at Tokyo National Museum.
ⓒRebecca Bugge, All Rights Reserved
Do not use without permission.
A statue of the Bodhisattva Kannon (Guanyin). The small, colourful ones behind are little Jizōs - Jizō is a guardian of children and these statues are in memory of dead children to help them shorten their suffering in their afterlife. But sometimes these offerings are also made by thankful parents whose children have been saved from a serious illness.
At Zōjō-ji which was founded by Yūyo Shōsō in the 14th century - at another place, but it was moved here in 1590. During the Edo period it was one of the two family temples of the Tokugawa family (the other being Kan'ei-ji).The temple is the main temple of the Chinzei branch of Jōdo-shū Buddhism.
at Eigenji temple in Daigo, Ibaraki, Japan for travel tuesday!
*asahi pentax super takumar 50 f1.4*
"The Roles of Jizo:
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. This explains why, in Studio Ghibli’s animation movie “My Neighbor Totoro,” when little Mei gets lost, she finds refuge next to Jizo statues.
Jizo also protects the souls of children who passed away and unborn babies. In Japanese beliefs, it is thought that the soul of children who died before their parents, consequently making their parents suffer, cannot cross the river to the afterlife. They remain on the side of the river, having to pile stones as an act of penance. Devils come to try to destroy these stone towers, and this is when O-Jizo-san appears to save them and hide them in his clothing from the evil spirits. He then looks after them as a guardian in replacement of their parents."
at the Eigenji Temple in Daigo, Ibaraki, Japan for Travel Tuesday!
"The Roles of Jizo:
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. This explains why, in Studio Ghibli’s animation movie “My Neighbor Totoro,” when little Mei gets lost, she finds refuge next to Jizo statues.
Jizo also protects the souls of children who passed away and unborn babies. In Japanese beliefs, it is thought that the soul of children who died before their parents, consequently making their parents suffer, cannot cross the river to the afterlife. They remain on the side of the river, having to pile stones as an act of penance. Devils come to try to destroy these stone towers, and this is when O-Jizo-san appears to save them and hide them in his clothing from the evil spirits. He then looks after them as a guardian in replacement of their parents."
*asahi pentax super takumar 50mm f1.4*