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What does 地蔵 (じぞう, jizou) mean?

地蔵 (じぞう, jizou) means Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō.

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Readingじぞう
Romajijizou
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じぞう
jizou

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

  1. 1noun Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

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