Chester Beatty
Jizō Bosatsu
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Hanging scroll painting of Jizō Bosatsu painted in colours on silk in Japan in the 15th century. Often represented with a wish-granting jewel in one hand and a monk's staff in the other, Jizō is among the most popular bodhisattvas in Japanese Buddhism. The Sanskrit term bodhisattva (bosatsu in Japanese) means ‘awakened being’. In Mahayana Buddhism, bodhisattvas are beings that have achieved supreme knowledge, but choose to remain in the world to help others on that path. Jizō is particularly venerated as a guardian of children and those suffering in hell.
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