Jizo: According to Buddhist teachings, Jizo is a bodhisattva, an "enlightened one" (roughly comparable to the Christian helpers). He is considered the companion of the dead in the underworld, but also has the function of judge of the deceased. Jizo is portrayed as a monk with a shaved head, often wearing… leggi altro

Thank you for the great insight and the descriptions

I am glad that you like it! Because the Jizo figure fascinates me since my first trip to Japan.