JIZO-BOSATSU The Boddhisattva of Ksitigarbha, he wanders through the realms of hell for all eternity, comforting tortured souls and rescuing them from darkness by his very presence. He is usually depicted as a gentle-faced monk with a shaven head, dressed in a long robe and holding a staff with clattering rings on one end. The staff announces the otherwise silent mendicant, and is powerful enought to disperse the forces of evil.