Title Otake Jizo

  • Wakayama
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Shrines/Temples/Churches Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign Web Page
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2018
Associated Tourism Board:
koyasantagengokaisetsuseibisuishinkyogikai
Associated Address:
Koyasan, Koya-cho Ito-gun , Wakayama

タイトル:お竹地蔵


お竹地蔵は、高野山最大の銅像の1つです。1745年5月にこの地蔵を高野山に寄贈した江戸(現在の東京)出身の女性(横山 竹)にちなんで名付けられました。像の土台に彫られた文字によると、亡き夫の魂に祈りを捧げるために、近くの不動坂口女人堂に滞在中、竹の夢の中に菩薩地蔵が現れました。目覚めると、竹は地蔵の作成を依頼し、それを高野山へ寄贈しました。その時からずっと、お竹地蔵はこの場所に置かれています。


地蔵は、サンスクリット語ではクシティガルバ(Ksitigarbha)として知られ、すでに悟りを開いているにもかかわらず、他の苦悩する魂を救うため、慈悲の心でこの世に留まっている、菩薩という慈悲深い存在のことです。地蔵は、旅人、子ども、苦悩する人、さらには死者の魂の庇護者、守護者です。頭の周りに後光のある仏教僧の姿で表現されることがよくあります。左手には宝珠を持ち、右手で、地獄の門を開いて閉じ込められた魂を逃がすための道具を使います。


TITLE: Otake Jizo


The Otake Jizo is one of the largest cast copper statues on Koyasan. The statue takes its name from Mrs. Yokoyama Take, a woman from Edo (now known as Tokyo) who donated this Jizo to Koyasan in May of 1745. According to an inscription on the base of the statue, the bodhisattva Jizo appeared to Mrs. Take in a dream while she was staying at the nearby Fudozaka Guchi Nyonindo Hall to pray for the soul of her deceased husband. Upon waking, Mrs. Take decided to commission and donate a statue of Jizo to Koyasan. The Otake Jizo has remained on display at this location since that time.


Known as Ksitigarbha in Sanskrit, Jizo is a bodhisattva—a benevolent being who attains Buddhahood but remains compassionately attached to this world to help other souls in need. Jizo is a protector and patron of travelers, children, and those in need, including the souls of the deceased. He is often portrayed as a Buddhist priest with a halo around his head. His left hand holds a wish-fulfilling jewel, while his right hand wields a staff with which he forces open the gates of hell to help imprisoned souls escape.


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