Bodhisattva (bosatsu)
Hōshō Jizō
宝性地蔵
A page belonging to the Six Jizō grouping, listed as Hōshō Jizō.
This introduction is based on materials from Shōhōin (Tobi Fudō). It is summarized within the scope of the beliefs and traditions those materials convey, and does not present explanations or customs common to all schools, shrines, and temples.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
The name and role of Hōshō Jizō
A page belonging to the Six Jizō grouping, listed as Hōshō Jizō.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院・飛不動尊 正宝院
Staying close to the suffering of the six realms
The Six Jizō are a faith in Jizō Bosatsu, who saves the beings of each of the six paths (rokudō): hell, hungry ghosts, animals, ashura, humans and heavenly beings. People praying for the salvation of the dead have also enshrined them at places such as the entrances of cemeteries. Seen together, the six figures express Jizō's work of bringing salvation to every circumstance.
Source: 浄土宗
There are several lineages of names for the Six Jizō
Shōhōin lists one set of six that includes 預天賀地蔵, and another set of six that includes 地持地蔵. The combinations of names, forms and held objects are not fixed. This site also keeps the two lineages separate; it does not mean that all twelve form a single set of Six Jizō.
Source: 飛不動尊 正宝院
Related kami and buddhas
Sources (in Japanese)
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：宝性地蔵」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：目次」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 飛不動尊 正宝院「仏様の世界：六地蔵」（2026-10-14 確認）
- 浄土宗「新纂浄土宗大辞典：六地蔵」（2026-10-15 確認）