Thank you John, beautiful websites and good information.

Giny


"John R. Yamamoto-Wilson" <john@rarebooksinjapan.org> schreef in bericht 
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> Giny@geenrotzooi_xs4all.nl wrote:
>
>> Does anyone of you know what Jizo statues are?
>
> Jizo is a Bosatsu (i.e., a Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva being the
> incarnations of the Buddha on his path to Buddhahood). I have some
> information on jizo statues on my website, here:
>
> http://rarebooksinjapan.com/Kotouhin/Buddhism2.html
>
> There is also some excellent information about Jizo here:
>
> http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/jizo-pilgrim-kamakura.shtml
>
> -- 
> John
> http://rarebooksinjapan.com
>