Jizo images and statues are popular in Japan as Bodhisattva who console beings awaiting rebirth as well as comfort for travelers. As such they are oft

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Jizo images and statues are popular in Japan as Bodhisattva who console beings awaiting rebirth as well as comfort for travelers. As such they are often found along roadsides, paths or even street corners. This jizo is found at Enkoji a Shingon Buddhist temple, number 39 on the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage famous for its pond garden. It is allso famous for its spring that is said to be beneficial to those with eye afflictions.

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Size: 3456px × 5184px
Location: Kochi, Shikoku, Japan
Photo credit: © John Lander / Alamy / Afripics
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