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== Jizo and Takauji ==
 
== Jizo and Takauji ==
Takauji had a bizarre obsession with [[Jizo]], the bodhisattva who vowed not to pass into nirvana until the last soul in hell is redeemed. The Shogun even believed Jizo supported his military exploits. Since Jizo was usually viewed as the guardian of the lower castes, it was considered very eccentric for a samurai to be so devoted to him, Kannon and Hachiman are prefered by samurai instead. Takauji drew many pictures of his protector and also frenquently dreamed about Jizo. He radically claimed later in life to be a manifestation of the bodhisattva on Earth.     
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Takauji had a bizarre obsession with [[Jizo]], the bodhisattva who vowed not to pass into nirvana until the last soul in hell is redeemed. The Shogun even believed Jizo supported his military exploits. Since Jizo was usually viewed as the guardian of the lower castes, it was considered very eccentric for a samurai to be so devoted to him. Kannon and Hachiman were prefered by samurai instead. Takauji drew many pictures of his protector and also frenquently dreamed about Jizo. He radically claimed later in life to be a manifestation of the bodhisattva on Earth.