| There is a famous anecdote that Jizo Bosatsu is first to go to Sai-no-kawara and guards children from ogre, gives virtue by preaching Buddhism dharma and sutras, and leads them to the way to become Buddha. |
賽の河原に率先して足を運んでは鬼から子供達を守ってやり、仏法や経文を聞かせて徳を与え、成仏への道を開いていく逸話は有名である。 |