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Statue of a Guardian Deity, Rokudo-no Tsuji Enma Jizo
Location : Higashi-Kohama 3-chome
This jizo statue is said to be built in 1538, way back in Japan's feudal days. It is an incarnation of Enma Daio, the Buddhist being that judges all who enter hell; when the statue was being hauled from the old Namba shorefront, it suddenly became unbearably heavy, and the carrier was unable to proceed another step. Legend has it that Rokudo-no Tsuji (the intersection of six paths), a diabolical netherworld, is now the intersection of seven paths. As this jizo statue is said to have come about by the Jizo Bosatsu, the guardian deity of children, reincarnated as Enma, it is said to be frightening in appearance but gentle in disposition.
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