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'''Kṣitigarbha''', known in [[Japan]] as '''Jizo''' (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>
'''Kṣitigarbha''', known in [[Japan]] as '''Jizo''' (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 '''Shogun-Jizo''' ("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>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==

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Kṣitigarbha, known in Japan as Jizo (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 Shogun-Jizo ("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

A Jizo statue during the Sengoku period

In 1582, the Igan kunoichi Fujibayashi Naoe and samurai Yasuke encountered many statues of Jizo 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 Jizo statue in Japan. The woman asked Naoe to assist her by visiting the statues whenever she could.[5]

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