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Jizō Bosatsu Photo Tour
JIZŌ BODHISATTVA (Sanskrit = Ksitegarbha)
Guardian of Deceased Children, Expectant Mothers,
Firemen, Travelers, Pilgrims, & Souls in the Underworld

JIZŌ AS PROTECTOR OF CHILDREN
Photo by Andy Gray at www.japanwindow.com
Jizō at Shiroyama (in Hachiōji, Tokyo)

Mizuko Jizō at Chōsenji Temple 長泉寺 (near Beppu City, Ōita Prefecture).
The central large image of Jizō with children pulling his robe may be Koyasu Jizō.
Photo by Greg Goodmacher (Onsen Addict).

Mizuko Jizō at Chōsenji Temple 長泉寺 (near Beppu City, Ōita Prefecture).
Photo by Greg Goodmacher (Onsen Addict).

Jizō at Hase Dera, Kamakura (Aug. 2006)

Jizō Bosatsu
Kinubariyama Hiking Trail, Kamakura April 2004
See Dōsojin (Stone Markers) for Details

Jizō Bosatsu - Modern Painting
Photo Courtesy of www.buddhanet.net

Sitting Jizō Bosatsu (click image for larger photo)
Kamakura Era, Treasure of Jufuku-ji
Photo taken at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu National Museum

Standing Jizō (Ksitegarbha) Bosatsu
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Kamakura Era, Treasure of Jochi-ji
Photo taken at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu National Museum

Three Jizō (from grouping of six)
12 century, Treasure of Chusonji
Courtesy of Meguru #35



Jizō at Zenyo-in (Inatori City)

Jizō Bosatsu - Morinji Temple
Northern and Southern Dynasties, 1336-1392
 Mizuko Jizō (stone) Hase Dera (Kamakura)
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 Mizuko Jizō (stone) Hase Dera (Kamakura)
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 Mizuko Jizō Hase Dera (Kamakura) New statue (21th Century) Life-sized wooden statue
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 Mizuko Jizō (wood) Hase Dera (Kamakura)
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 Mizuko Jizō (stone) Hase Dera (Kamakura)
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 Mizuko Jizō (stone) Hase Dera (Kamakura)
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 Jizō Bosatsu (wood) Raikōji Temple (Kamakura) 14th Century, 131 cm Carved by Takuma Jōkō 宅間浄宏
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 Jizō Bosatsu (wood) Raikōji Temple (Kamakura) 14th Century, 131 cm Carved by Takuma Jōkō 宅間浄宏
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 At 7 Lucky Gods Temple Kamakura
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Jizō Next to Kamakura JR Train Station
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 Jizō at Tokeiji Temple (Divorce Temple), Kita Kamakura
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 Jizō at Tokeiji Temple (Divorce Temple), Kita Kamakura
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 Jizō at Tokeiji Temple (Divorce Temple), Kita Kamakura
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 Jizō at Enma Hall, Engakuji Temple, Kita Kamakura
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Mizuko Jizō at Raikoji Shrine in Kamakura

Mizuko Jizō at Raikoji Shrine in Kamakura

All dressed up - Jizō at Hase Dera in Kamakura

Above and Below
Roku Jizō (Six Jizō) at Hase Dera in Kamakura


Roku Jizō (Six Jizō) at Busy Street Intersection, Kamakura

Jizō, the protector of children
Click here for more about Koyasu Jizo (Child-Giving Jizo)
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MORE PHOTOS
Photo Tour, Jizō Bosatsu and the 88 Temples of Shikoku
Lots of great photos from the
Health Center Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University

KOYASU JIZŌ, 第22番:平等寺
88 Temples of Shikoku, Temple #22
Photo Tour: www.kms.ac.jp/~hsc/henro/FJK/jizo/jizo.htm
Photo courtesy Health Center Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa Univ.
ANOTHER OUTSIDE PHOTO TOUR
Jizō Bosatsu & 25 Stone Bosatsu in Motohakone (元箱根の石仏)
http://www1.kcn.ne.jp/%7Eyosikatu/hakone/rokudou01.htm
Japanese site; just click the “forward” button to scroll thru images.
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