Osaka Cliff-carved Buddhas (Nobeta Couple Jizo)
Main Image Cliff-carved Bosatsu, Thought to Be Jizo Category Bosatsu (Bodhisattva)
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DescriptionTwo cliff faces opposite each other at the entrance to Osaka's Nobeta settlement bear carved Buddhist figures known as the Nobeta Couple Jizo. On the northern side, a roughly three-meter-tall Bodhisattva is carved into a cliff about twenty meters high. Traces of red pigment on the jewel suggest that the figure represents Jizo. An inscription is said to date to 1789. The images have long been associated with prayers to keep misfortune and illness from entering the settlement and to protect travelers. They form part of an approximately two-kilometer walking route promoted by Yamaga City, where the northern carving can be viewed outdoors. No cultural-property designation has been confirmed.
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