Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers
Jizo is an important bodhisattva or "saint" of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Most prominent today in Japanese Zen, Jizo is understood to be the protector of those journeying through the physical and spiritual realms. This bodhisattva is closely associated with children, believed to be their guardian before birth, throughout childhood, and after death.

Here, an American Zen master offers an engaging and informative overview of the history of this important figure and conveys the practices and rituals connected with him, including a simple ceremony for remembering children who have died. Inspired by her own personal experience with Jizo practice, Bays explains how the Buddhist teachings on Jizo can bring peace to those confronted with suffering and loss.
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Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers
Jizo is an important bodhisattva or "saint" of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Most prominent today in Japanese Zen, Jizo is understood to be the protector of those journeying through the physical and spiritual realms. This bodhisattva is closely associated with children, believed to be their guardian before birth, throughout childhood, and after death.

Here, an American Zen master offers an engaging and informative overview of the history of this important figure and conveys the practices and rituals connected with him, including a simple ceremony for remembering children who have died. Inspired by her own personal experience with Jizo practice, Bays explains how the Buddhist teachings on Jizo can bring peace to those confronted with suffering and loss.
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Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers

Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers

by Jan Chozen Bays
Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers

Jizo Bodhisattva: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers

by Jan Chozen Bays

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Overview

Jizo is an important bodhisattva or "saint" of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Most prominent today in Japanese Zen, Jizo is understood to be the protector of those journeying through the physical and spiritual realms. This bodhisattva is closely associated with children, believed to be their guardian before birth, throughout childhood, and after death.

Here, an American Zen master offers an engaging and informative overview of the history of this important figure and conveys the practices and rituals connected with him, including a simple ceremony for remembering children who have died. Inspired by her own personal experience with Jizo practice, Bays explains how the Buddhist teachings on Jizo can bring peace to those confronted with suffering and loss.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781590300800
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication date: 11/11/2003
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Jan Chozen Bays, MD, is a Zen master in the White Plum lineage of the late master Taizan Maezumi Roshi. She serves as a priest and teacher at the Jizo Mountain–Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Oregon. She is also a pediatrician who specializes in the evaluation of children for abuse and neglect.

Table of Contents

Forewordxi
Prefacexvii
Introductionxxv
1Jizo in America1
2Jizo in Japan15
3The Water-Baby Jizo37
4Jizo Bodhisattva, Protector of Children59
5The Stone Woman Dances81
6The Pilgrimage of Jizo Bodhisattva95
7Jizo Bodhisattva and the Path of Pilgrimage115
8The Ring Staff145
9The Cintamani Jewel157
10The Six Rings and the Six Realms165
11Earth Store Bodhisattva191
12Practicing with Jizo Bodhisattva207
13A Simple Ceremony of Remembrance for Children Who Have Died233
Appendix239
References by Chapter255
Glossary263
Acknowledgments269
Index271
Permissions279
About the Author281
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