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Jigoku Bosatsu 地獄菩薩

Wall Buddhas in Kunisaki, Kyushu.
Bishamonten, Fudo Myo-O and Jigoku Bosatsu

「元宮磨崖仏」は高さ3ｍ、幅6ｍもある。毘沙門天、不動明王、地獄菩薩などの仏像が安置されている。室町時代と推定されている。



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Namu Jigoku Daibosatsu 南無地獄大菩薩

Jigoku Bosatsu is another name for Jizo Bosatsu.

Ekaku Hakuin had a special realtion to this deity.
白隠と地獄

'Namu Jizô Ganshu Bosatsu' , a calligraphy by Hakuin.
http://www.terebess.hu/zen/hakuin/hakuin61.html

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What's Compassion Got to Do with It?
Determinants of Zen Social Ethics in Japan

By Christopher Ives

Hakuin (1685-1768) is a prime example of a Zen thinker who affirms equality at the fundamental level of buddha-nature (the first line of Zazen Wasan (Song in Praise of Zazen) reads, "sentient beings are fundamentally buddhas") while accepting the notion that karma determines social standing. For example, in Segyō-uta (Song about the Practice of Giving), Hakuin valorizes inequality:

"Those who have riches and honors in this world are reaping the fruits of seeds that they planted in previous lifetimes. . . . This life depends on the seeds from previous lifetimes, and the future depends on seeds from this lifetime. The amount of wealth and honor depends on the amount of seeds sown. In this lifetime there is not much for us to sow, so select good seeds and sow them. . . . People who have to go and scavenge food that has been thrown away by others did not sow sufficient seeds in their previous existence, so now they are beggars."

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