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List of Gods : "Jizo" - 2 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
"Jizo Bosatsu"	Japan	Works to ease the suffering and shorten the sentence of those serving time in hell. Jizo can appear in many different forms to alleviate suffering. In modern Japan, Jizo is popularly known as the guardian of unborn, aborted, miscarried, and stillborn babies. Japan
Goddess name "Ksitigarbha (womb of the earth)"	Buddhist / Mahayana	Goddess. Known exten sively from northern India to China and Japan. One of the group of female BODHISATTVAS or buddha designates. Color: yellow or green. Attrib utes: Book, bowl, jewel, staff and water jar. In China she is recognized as an underworld deity, Di zang. In Japan she becomes a guardian deity of påśśage, Jizo....

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