Jizo

n. Japanese name of a Mahayana Buddhist Bodhisattva that is generally portrayed as a monk

, known by the Japanese name Jizō (地蔵) or the Mandarin Chinese name Dizang (地藏 Dìzàng), is a popular Mahayana Buddhist Bodhisattva, usually depicted as a Buddhist monk in the orient. The name Jizō or Dizang may be translated as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Matrix", or "Earth Womb." It is derived from shortening of Chinese script reading of Sanskrit word ksiti (earth; 大地 ) and garbha (womb, matrix; 蔵).
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[Japanese] Jizo is the Japanese Buddha of great compassion. He is the protector of children, pregnant women and travelers. He is also the consoler of troubled parents as well as a healer. Jizo is usually portrayed as a bald man carrying a pilgrim staff. He is identical to the Indian Kshitigarbha.