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Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld)

guardian Ksitigarbha of childbirth (bodhisattva)

Ksitigarbha statue erected to help deliver miscarried and aborted fetuses to buddhahood (foetuses)

the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms)

stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads)

gentle and round face

temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizo) image

Jizo (guardian deity of children)

Jizo Festival

Ksitigarbha (jizo) who listens to people's complaints (statue at the Keihou Temple at Nagoya)

people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it

Sutra of the Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva