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[[File:ACSH DB Jizo Statues.png|thumb|150px|A Jizo statue]]
[[File:ACSH Jizo Statue.jpg|thumb|250px|A Jizo statue]]
'''Kṣitigarbha''', known in [[Japan]] as '''Jizō''' (地蔵), or respectfully '''Ojizo-sama''', is a {{Wiki|bodhisattva}} worshipped in [[Buddhism]]. He is revered for having incarnated on [[Earth]] as a ''{{wiki|bhikkhu}}'', or Buddhist [[monk]], and vowing not to achieve {{Wiki|Buddhahood}} until the spiritual domain of {{Wiki|Naraka (Buddhism)|Naraka}} was emptied of {{Wiki|Enlightenment in Buddhism|unenlightened}} souls.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Kṣitigarbha}}</ref> He is said to save people from the torment of hell.<ref name="Deeds of the Dead">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Deeds of the Dead]]</ref> As '''Shōgun-Jizō''' ("bodhisattva of the victorious army"), he was worshipped as the main Buddha of the [[Atago Shrine|Hakuun-ji Temple]] at the summit of [[Mount Atago]] by warriors who sought victory in upcoming battles.<ref name="Mount Atago">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Mount Atago]]</ref>
'''Jizo statues''' are statues of the {{Wiki|bodhisattva}} {{Wiki|Kṣitigarbha}}, known in [[Japan]] as '''Jizo''', or respectfully '''Ojizo-sama''', that are located throughout the country. They are commonly found at roadsides as well as in graveyards.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Kṣitigarbha}}</ref>


In the 1580s, the [[Iga]] ''[[Ninja|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] encountered many statues of Jizo during their travels in the {{Wiki|Kansai region}}. They would often stop by to make food offerings to the bodhisattva.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> In [[Yamato]], Naoe encountered a widow named Mayu who, having lost her husband in the war, embarked on a pilgrimage to honor every Jizo statue in Japan. The woman asked Naoe to assist her by visiting the statues whenever she could.<ref name="Mayu's Offerings">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Mayu's Offerings]]</ref>
==Legacy==
In 1582, the [[Iga]]n ''[[Ninja|kunoichi]]'' [[Fujibayashi Naoe]] and [[samurai]] [[Yasuke]] encountered many statues of Jizō during their travels in the {{Wiki|Kansai region}}. They would often stop by to make food offerings to the bodhisattva.<ref name="ACSH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''</ref> In [[Yamato]], Naoe encountered a widow named [[Mayu]] who, having lost her husband in the war, embarked on a pilgrimage to honor every Jizō statue in Japan. The woman asked Naoe to assist her by visiting the statues whenever she could.<ref name="Mayu's Offerings">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Mayu's Offerings]]</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACSH Jizo Statue.jpg|A Jizō statue at a roadside shrine
ACSH Naoe making offering at a Jizo Statue.jpg|Naoe making an offering at a Jizo statue
ACSH Naoe making offering at a Jizo Statue.jpg|Naoe making an offering at a Jizo statue
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Io|sculpture}}


==References==
==References==
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{{ACSH}}
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[[Category:Statues]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Culture and society]]
[[Category:Buddhism]]
[[Category:Monks]]

Latest revision as of 03:57, 1 June 2026

A Jizo statue

Kṣitigarbha, known in Japan as Jizō (地蔵), or respectfully Ojizo-sama, is a bodhisattva worshipped in Buddhism. He is revered for having incarnated on Earth as a bhikkhu, or Buddhist monk, and vowing not to achieve Buddhahood until the spiritual domain of Naraka was emptied of unenlightened souls.[1] He is said to save people from the torment of hell.[2] As Shōgun-Jizō ("bodhisattva of the victorious army"), he was worshipped as the main Buddha of the Hakuun-ji Temple at the summit of Mount Atago by warriors who sought victory in upcoming battles.[3]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

In 1582, the Igan kunoichi Fujibayashi Naoe and samurai Yasuke encountered many statues of Jizō during their travels in the Kansai region. They would often stop by to make food offerings to the bodhisattva.[4] In Yamato, Naoe encountered a widow named Mayu who, having lost her husband in the war, embarked on a pilgrimage to honor every Jizō statue in Japan. The woman asked Naoe to assist her by visiting the statues whenever she could.[5]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • A Jizō statue at a roadside shrine
    A Jizō statue at a roadside shrine
  • Naoe making an offering at a Jizo statue
    Naoe making an offering at a Jizo statue

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Kṣitigarbha on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Database: Deeds of the Dead
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Database: Mount Atago
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Mayu's Offerings

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