{"product_id":"ksitigarbha-bodhisattva-statue","title":"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Statue","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe said he would not become a Buddha until hell was empty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKsitigarbha made that vow and has not finished keeping it. Where other bodhisattvas ascend, he goes down, into the realms where the suffering and the dead are, and stays there. He is the one people ask for when somebody is lost, in trouble, or gone. In Japan, as Jizo, he guards travellers and children who died before their parents, and roadside shrines still get little red caps knitted for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCount the rings on the staff.\u003c\/strong\u003e There are six, one for each realm of rebirth. The staff is a khakkhara, and a monk shook it as he walked so that small creatures on the path would hear him coming and move out of the way. In his other hand is the wish-fulfilling jewel, which lights the dark places he walks into.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo finishes: a glossy white porcelain, and a matte sand body with a speckled, unglazed look. The staff is a separate gold-toned metal piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to place a Ksitigarbha statue\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn altar, a memorial shelf, an entryway. He is the figure kept for the dead and for anyone travelling, so a hallway or somewhere you pass on the way out is a sound instinct. Give him a clear surface and something solid at his back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ceramic with gold-toned metal staff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinishes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Glossy white, matte sand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHolds:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ringed staff (khakkhara) and wish-fulfilling jewel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handmade, so colour and finish vary piece to piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Matte","offer_id":52485488214318,"sku":"14:200006151#A","price":102.47,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White","offer_id":52485488247086,"sku":"14:200006152#B","price":102.47,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/ksitigarbha-zen-statue-2.webp?v=1787400349","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/ksitigarbha-bodhisattva-statue","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}