Jizo Bodhisattva Sesshin

This retreat will focus on the qualities of Jizo Bodhisattva, guardian of all that comes from the earth, and Jizo’s qualities – benevolence, optimism, fearlessness, determination, and vow. A unique element of this retreat is the inclusion of time devoted to art projects, creative time, and a slide show and talk about Jizo.

As part of our practice, we will be making small Jizo-related items.

For those who are attending the retreat via zoom, please acquire a few supplies for rock-painting and sculpting a Jizo:

A rock-painting kit.  Here are a couple relatively inexpensive examples of a rock-painting kit for under $20 at Amazon, or Michael’s

All you really need is some acrylic paint, some paint brushes, and rocks.  A black or metallic sharpie marker can also be useful.

Sculpey clay.  Sculpey is a bakeable polymer clay available at any craft store or even at some supermarkets in the art supplies aisle. You can get a set of a few colors, or just one color, as you can also paint it.  Modeling clay works well too.