Jizo Bodhisattva

This Jizo lives along the pathway between the Zendo and the kitchen at Tassajara, a Soto Zen Buddhist temple and monastery in the Ventana wilderness of California. Jizo protects travelers and children and is a Bodhisattva who exemplifies compassion. I like his red rakasu. I painted this Jizo while sitting cross legged on some cobblestones near the path.