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Jizo Statues

Article Category: Advice

Author Name: Sean Daniel

Jizo. A protector of those who travel. If you've been to Japan, you'll have seen Jizo statues, though you might not have known their name. Let's look at the different places one is likely to set eyes on Jizo statues in Japan.

We should first describe what Jizo statues look like, so that you can imagine them as you read. They are extraordinarily compelling, at least to the Western eye. You will find yourself staring at these gentle fellows, you may even use the word "cute" to characterize their appearance.
Jizo statues are often small in proportion, and stand in a position of prayer or contemplation. They look as is they are at peace, and are happily influencing the world around them.

Inside a small shelter
Some Jizo statues have their own wooden shelter that has been built for them. They stand in the centre of this tiny abode, protected from the elements with an A-frame roof overhead, and oversee the travelers that pass them by.

At a temple
Jizo statues can be found at temples, the idea being that the physical world and the metaphysical world meet in these places, so travel is happening there all the time. Just not the kind of travel we are used to.

At a roadside
Cars and trains are the main two choices of travel in Japan, with cars winning over an overwhelming part of the population. You will see Jizo statues on the roadsides of Japan, be they in the countryside or in the thick of the city; these Jizo statues are said to be looking out, in their gentle way, for the many travelers who pass them by every day.

In a group
Sometimes Jizo statues stand in large, uniform groups, looking exquisite and impressive. These Jizo statues that stand together are meant to house, in a way, the prayers of family members who lived long ago and prayed for their dead relatives. These Jizo statues were once thought to be quite powerful in their ability to protect the souls of the living.

The Jizo statues that are scattered about Japan have inspired the creation of Jizo statues that can be sold and owned by admirers or given as gifts.

Jizo statues can be bought in miniature form as gifts or keepsakes for those who've visited Japan. There are very popular, and welcome, gifts for families who are about to welcome a baby into the world. Such a small Jizo statue might come with the small red bibs that are said to have once been worn by the babies of Japan.

You can also buy stone Jizos for placement in your garden at home. How amazing it would be to have a Jizo statue overlooking your garden, and you, in that peaceful, meditative stance.

Whether you want to see the Jizo statues of Japan one day, or you wish to buy a Jizo statue of your own, you should know that reading about the lore that surrounds these tiny stone Jizo statues is a worthy activity. You will read about how, in ancient Japan, children who had died were thought to have to build small stone structures every day, only to have them knocked down by a demonic entity.

Or how you may fulfill a wish, perhaps, by tying a rope around a Jizo statue at a temple. Just don't forget to untie your rope when your wish has been granted.

Keywords: jizo, jizo statue, jizo statues, stone jizos, japanese jizo statues, jizo meaning

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