All the Jizo statues had droopy eyes

Jizo statue with drooping eyes
Shot at Hasedera, a Buddhist temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa
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Many small Jizo statues were lined up on the grounds of Hasedera. They were all smiling and holding a sacred gem in their hands. It was a good thing that there were so many of them, but the fact that all of them are smiling in the same way was a bit odd, depending on how you look at it.

If you are caught by their smiles and lend them a bridge, it looks as if the main house will be taken away from them as well. There is a saying that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions," and the person leading the way must be smiling as sweetly as this Jizo.

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Jan 2008 KANAGAWA STILL LIFE

PHOTO DATA

No

1347

Shooting Date

Nov 2007

Posted On

January 28, 2008

Modified On

December 12, 2023

Place

Hasedera, Kanagawa

Genre

Still Life Photography

Camera

CANON EOS 1V

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