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About the Authors George Tanabe is professor emeritus in the Department of Religion at the University of Hawai‘i. As a specialist in the study of Japanese religions, he has authored Myōe the Dreamkeeper (Harvard University Press), coauthored Practically Religious : Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan (University of Hawai‘i Press), edited Religions of Japan in Practice (Princeton University Press), and coeditedSources of Japanese Tradition, 2nd edition (Columbia University Press). For his work in promoting better understandings between Japan and the United States, he received the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Award in 2007. Willa Jane Tanabe is professor emeritus in the Department of Art and Art History and is a former dean of the School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Hawai‘i. Her specialty is Japanese art history with an emphasis on Buddhist art, and she has authored Paintings of the Lotus Sutra (Weatherhill), coedited The Lotus Sutra in Japanese Culture (University of Hawai‘i Press), and has contributed numerous articles to books and journals. She was a co-organizer of The Sacred Treasures of Mount Kōya, an exhibition of Shingon Buddhist art held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts in 2002, and wrote the lead essay and translated the Japanese entries for the exhibition catalogue. Tanabe / Japanese Buddhist Temples in Hawai‘i Jacket + cover design by Julie Matsuo-Chun Text design + composition by Julie Matsuo-Chun with display type in Franklin Gothic and text type in Minion Pro Printing and binding by Sheridan Books, Inc. PRODUCTION NOTES FOR… [54.221.110.87] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 18:45 GMT) Guardian of the Sea JIZO IN HAWAI‘I JOHN R. K. CLARK 2007, 216 pages, illus. PAPER ISBN: 978-0-8248-3158-5 A Latitude 20 Book “Through Clark’s meticulous documentation, we see the birth of an early culture, some of the more deadly shorelines of our state, an education on Buddhist religion, the art of fishing technique and some useful tips to avoid getting hurt in the water. Ambitious stuff for a book about statues.” —Honolulu Weekly Jizo, one of the most beloved Buddhist deities in Japan, is known primarily as the guardian of children and travelers. In coastal areas, fishermen and swimmers also look to him for protection. Soon after their arrival in the late 1800s, issei (first-generation Japanese) shoreline fishermen began casting for ulua on Hawai‘i’s treacherous sea cliffs, where they risked being swept off the rocky ledges. In response to numerous drownings, Jizo statues were erected near dangerous fishing and swimming sites, including popular in Mokule‘ia; and Kawailoa Beach in Hale‘iwa. Guardian of the Sea tells the story of a compassionate group of men who raised these statues as a service to their communities. OF RELATED INTEREST ISBN 978-0-8248-3663-4 9 780824 836634 9 0 0 0 0 www.uhpress.hawaii.edu UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I PRESS Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822-1888 BUDDHISM / HAWAI‘I ...