Jizo Bodhisattva Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers

Name: Jizo Bodhisattva Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers
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ISBN: 9781590300800

ISBN-10: 1590300807

ISBN-13: 9781590300800

Edition: 2003

Authors: Jan Chozen Bays

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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…

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List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/11/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.94" wide x 8.98" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

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.



Foreword


Preface


Introduction



Jizo in America



Jizo in Japan



The Water-Baby Jizo



Jizo Bodhisattva, Protector of Children



The Stone Woman Dances



The Pilgrimage of Jizo Bodhisattva



Jizo Bodhisattva and the Path of Pilgrimage



The Ring Staff



The Cintamani Jewel



The Six Rings and the Six Realms



Earth Store Bodhisattva



Practicing with Jizo Bodhisattva



A Simple Ceremony of Remembrance for Children Who Have Died


Appendix


References by Chapter


Glossary


Acknowledgments


Index


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