Miraculous Tales of Jizo Bodhisattva

Japanese: 地蔵菩薩霊験記 - じぞうぼさつれいげんき

A collection of Buddhist tales from the Heian period. There is a two-volume version said to have been written by Miidera monk Jitsuei (the story of his repairing a Jizo statue in 1033 appears in this book), and a further 14-volume version, with volume 3 said to have been written by Jitsuei and volumes 4 to 14 said to have been written by Ryokan (a 16th-17th century person, but details are unknown). The contents are basically similar to the miraculous tales of Amida and Kannon, such as the origins of the temples that housed Jizo and the benefits gained from faith in Jizo, but the stories of Jizo's miracles are characterized by the many tales of Jizo being resurrected from hell.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

平安時代の仏教説話集。三井寺の僧実睿（じつえい）(1033年彼が地蔵像を修理した話が本書にみえる)撰と称する2巻本と，さらに，それに実睿撰と称する巻三，良観(16～17世紀の人であるが伝不明)撰と称する巻四～十四を加えた14巻本とが存在する。内容は，地蔵を安置する寺院の縁起，地蔵信仰によって得た利益（りやく）など，基本的には阿弥陀や観音の霊験譚と異なるものではないが，地獄から蘇生した話が多く見られるのが地蔵の霊験譚の特徴である。

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