Roliga figurer, fast jag fick nästan en klump i halsen när jag reflekterade över Thérèse kommentar "barngravar". Skulle oavsett gärna vilja veta mer om bilden.
Jo, visst känns det när man ser dem - man blir berörd. Små barn-munkar, som ska skydda barn, kvinnor och resande. Tänk att folk virkar små mössor och caper åt dem.
Randi har alldeles rätt... statyerna skyddar barn och resande. Ofta ser man dem också på platser där katastrofer har inträffat. Många lägger ner blommor och gåvor till statuerna för att hedra dödfödda barn, eller aborterade foster. Det är någonting väldigt gripande över dem, som inte bara är gulligt, tycker jag.
Det var verkligen gripande bild! Söt men jag får ändå kalla kårar... Hade ingen aning om att det finns såna här skyddsänglar. Kul att lära sig något nytt!
Pa wiki hittade jag lite mer info om jizo-statyerna i Japan. Voila: In Japan, Kṣitigarbha, known as Jizō, or Ojizō-sama as he is respectfully known, is one of the most loved of all Japanese divinities. His statues are a common sight, especially by roadsides and in graveyards. Traditionally, he is seen as the guardian of children, particularly children who died before their parents. Since the 1980s, the tendency developed in which he was worshipped as the guardian of the souls of mizuko, the souls of stillborn, miscarried or aborted fetuses. In Japanese mythology, it is said that the souls of children who die before their parents are unable to cross the mythical Sanzu River on their way to the afterlife because they have not had the chance to accumulate enough good deeds and because they have made the parents suffer. It is believed that Jizō saves these souls from having to pile stones eternally on the bank of the river as penance, by hiding them from demons in his robe, and letting them hear mantras.[citation needed]
Jizō statues are sometimes accompanied by a little pile of stones and pebbles, put there by people in the hope that it would shorten the time children have to suffer in the underworld (the act is derived from the tradition of building stupas as an act of merit-making). The statues can sometimes be seen wearing tiny children's clothing or bibs, or with toys, put there by grieving parents to help their lost ones and hoping that Jizō would specially protect them. Sometimes the offerings are put there by parents to thank Jizō for saving their children from a serious illness. Jizō's features are also commonly made more babylike in order to resemble the children he protects.
As he is seen as the saviour of souls who have to suffer in the underworld, his statues are common in cemeteries. He is also believed to be the protective deity of travellers, and roadside statues of Jizō are a common sight in Japan. Firefighters are also believed to be under the protection of Jizō.
Vilken bild! Jag blev nyfiken på vad den egentligen föreställde och fick sedan svaret. Helt fantastiskt att folk virkar mössor till dessa små beskyddare.
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Vem virkar mössorna?! Söta figurer är det iaf.
Vad är detta? Jag får känslan av barngravar. Söta figurer iallafall
Roliga figurer, fast jag fick nästan en klump i halsen när jag reflekterade över Thérèse kommentar "barngravar". Skulle oavsett gärna vilja veta mer om bilden.
Väldigt söta figurer, men jag antar att de har någon rituell betydelse eller liknande?
Jo, visst känns det när man ser dem - man blir berörd.
Små barn-munkar, som ska skydda barn, kvinnor och resande. Tänk att folk virkar små mössor och caper åt dem.
Oj, jag fick också för mig att det var små barngravar.
Söta små figurer som man gärna vill veta lite mer om...
Nu undrar jag ju verkligen vad detta är för något. Dom är fina, med vilken funktion har dom?
Randi har alldeles rätt...
statyerna skyddar barn och resande. Ofta ser man dem också på platser där katastrofer har inträffat.
Många lägger ner blommor och gåvor till statuerna för att hedra dödfödda barn, eller aborterade foster.
Det är någonting väldigt gripande över dem, som inte bara är gulligt, tycker jag.
Helt underbart, en sådan blir jag gärna skyddad av.
Fick också tankar om gravar! Fina på ett sätt, makabra på ett annat...
Härlig bild!
Det var verkligen gripande bild! Söt men jag får ändå kalla kårar... Hade ingen aning om att det finns såna här skyddsänglar. Kul att lära sig något nytt!
Spännande bild! På något sätt lite "trevligare" än när man tänder levande ljus och lägger blommor.
Pa wiki hittade jag lite mer info om jizo-statyerna i Japan. Voila: In Japan, Kṣitigarbha, known as Jizō, or Ojizō-sama as he is respectfully known, is one of the most loved of all Japanese divinities. His statues are a common sight, especially by roadsides and in graveyards. Traditionally, he is seen as the guardian of children, particularly children who died before their parents. Since the 1980s, the tendency developed in which he was worshipped as the guardian of the souls of mizuko, the souls of stillborn, miscarried or aborted fetuses. In Japanese mythology, it is said that the souls of children who die before their parents are unable to cross the mythical Sanzu River on their way to the afterlife because they have not had the chance to accumulate enough good deeds and because they have made the parents suffer. It is believed that Jizō saves these souls from having to pile stones eternally on the bank of the river as penance, by hiding them from demons in his robe, and letting them hear mantras.[citation needed]
Jizō statues are sometimes accompanied by a little pile of stones and pebbles, put there by people in the hope that it would shorten the time children have to suffer in the underworld (the act is derived from the tradition of building stupas as an act of merit-making). The statues can sometimes be seen wearing tiny children's clothing or bibs, or with toys, put there by grieving parents to help their lost ones and hoping that Jizō would specially protect them. Sometimes the offerings are put there by parents to thank Jizō for saving their children from a serious illness. Jizō's features are also commonly made more babylike in order to resemble the children he protects.
As he is seen as the saviour of souls who have to suffer in the underworld, his statues are common in cemeteries. He is also believed to be the protective deity of travellers, and roadside statues of Jizō are a common sight in Japan. Firefighters are also believed to be under the protection of Jizō.
Vilken bild! Jag blev nyfiken på vad den egentligen föreställde och fick sedan svaret. Helt fantastiskt att folk virkar mössor till dessa små beskyddare.
Så fint, bilden och tanken.
Wow! Mäktig bild på något sätt.
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