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He was originally from [[Osaka]], and at the age of 25, while living as a [[hermit]] at a [[temple]] in [[Nikko]], he came have great [[faith]] in [[Jizo]]. | He was originally from [[Osaka]], and at the age of 25, while living as a [[hermit]] at a [[temple]] in [[Nikko]], he came have great [[faith]] in [[Jizo]]. | ||
| − | He started out with the [[idea]] of making a thousand [[jizo | + | He started out with the [[idea]] of making a thousand [[jizo statues]], but when they were finished, he started [[thinking]] big and decided to go for 84,000. |
The [[temple]] and some sites that I checked seem to indicate that there really are 84,000 [[jizo statues]] there, but there clearly aren’t. | The [[temple]] and some sites that I checked seem to indicate that there really are 84,000 [[jizo statues]] there, but there clearly aren’t. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:31, 27 February 2016
Myoun The jizo thing was started by a monk called Myoun, who became the chief priest of the temple in 1876.
He was originally from Osaka, and at the age of 25, while living as a hermit at a temple in Nikko, he came have great faith in Jizo.
He started out with the idea of making a thousand jizo statues, but when they were finished, he started thinking big and decided to go for 84,000.
The temple and some sites that I checked seem to indicate that there really are 84,000 jizo statues there, but there clearly aren’t.
Source
https://qjphotos.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/jomyo-in-the-jizo-temple/
