吉持地蔵
江戸時代中期(18世紀)に、会見郡（伯耆国、かつての鳥取県の一部）の長者、吉持甚右衛門は経悟院の住職、豪堅と懇意になりました。その縁で彼は大山寺に、旅人の安全な旅を見守り、この地域の家畜の守り神とされている地蔵菩薩の彫像を寄進しました。大山寺には数多くの地蔵がありますが、こちらは自然石に刻まれた数少ない地蔵です。
Title Yoshimochi’s Jizo
- Tottori
- Shimane
- Okayama
- Topic(s)：
- Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Shrines/Temples/Churches Public Works & Institutions (Museums, etc.)
- Medium/Media of Use：
- Interpretive Sign
- Text Length：
- ≤250 Words
- FY Prepared：
- 2018
- Associated Tourism Board：
- Daisen-Oki National Park
- Associated Address：
- Daisen, Daisen-cho Saihaku-gun , Tottori
English
Yoshimochi’s Jizo
During the middle of the Edo period, in the eighteenth century, the wealthy patron Yoshimochi Jinemon from Aimi (formerly a part of Hoki, now Tottori Prefecture) developed close ties with Goken, the then head priest of Kyogoin Temple. Yoshimochi donated this sculpture of the bodhisattva Jizo to Daisenji Temple. Jizo watches over travelers for a safe journey, and in this region is also revered as a protector of livestock. Daisenji Temple is home to many Jizo statues, but this is one of only a few carved from natural stone.
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