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Jizo is a popular Japanese Buddhist Bodhisattva, usually depicted as a
monk. Statues of Jizo can be found throughout Japan, especially in
cemeteries, since he is believed to be the protector of people condemned to
Hell. He is also associated with stillborn, miscarried, and aborted foetuses
who, in Japanese tradition, receive Divine punishment for bringing grief to
their parents. Jizo's name (Sanskrit: Kshitigarbha, Chinese: Ti-tsang) may
be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", or "Earth Womb".
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