Jizō
deity intermediate Buddhist single tradition · 3
Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #412 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1300 CE
- Attested period
- 1300 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Connection to Sekizan Myōjin documented in fourteenth century text Shintōshū and Genpei Jōsuiki.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Batō Kannon, Roku Jizō, Izanagi-no-mikoto, Izanami-no-mikoto, Yomotsu-shikome, Shinra Myōjin, Gozu Tennō, Matarajin, Taizan Fukun, Mutō Tenjin, Kōga Saburō, Dōsojin, Susano'o
- syncretized with
- Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, Sae no kami
- manifests as
- Sekizan Myōjin
- manifested by
- Atago Gongen
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“As a consequence, he was in turn associated also with Jizō, the bodhisattva who is the protector of children.”
#9319 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Faure also assumes the fact Sekizan Myōjin's honji is the bodhisattva Jizō might also be tied to his association with the god of mount Tai.”
#39763 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5