Finding a Place for Jizō:
A Study of Jizō Statuary in the Buddhist Temples of Sendai

By Alīse Eishō Donnere

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When explaining their reasons for using such peculiar statues at their temples, the abbots state that these images brighten the atmosphere…

Jizō is a savior of beings suffering in the world without buddhas

Published in 2019 in The Japanese Journal of Religious Studies.

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    title={{F}inding a {P}lace for {J}izō: {A} {S}tudy of {J}izō {S}tatuary in the {B}uddhist {T}emples of {S}endai},
    author={Alīse Eishō Donnere},
    publisher={Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture},
    address={Nagoya, Japan},
    year=2019,
    month=dec,
    journal={The Japanese Journal of Religious Studies},
    volume=46,
    number=2,
    pages={151--172},
    keywords={japanese,bart,tohoku},
    doi={10.18874/jjrs.46.2.2019.151-172},
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    url={https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/journal/6/article/1503/pdf/download}
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