Can there be no pictures of Buddha statues on the hat of the Tibetan king bodhisattva?

In Japanese temples and even on the streets, you can always see rows of small Buddha statues. They are Tibetan Bodhisattvas. Many friends are curious, why do the statues of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in Japan wear red bibs or red hats?

Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha is one of the Buddhist bodhisattvas. They made an oath: "All sentient beings can only prove bodhisattva when they are exhausted, and the hell is not empty and will never become a Buddha." The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva vowed to do her utmost to save all suffering, and had high faith in China and Japan. In Japan, you can see the figure of Tibetan Bodhisattva almost everywhere. They are usually monks in cassock, standing, sitting, or half-legged. It is more common that Zhang Xidi Tibetan Bodhisattva holds the orb in his left hand or the orb in his left hand, and some don't take anything.

It is said that the Buddha in Tibet will turn into various forms to save the suffering people, especially to help the weak. In the past, children often died of malnutrition or disease because of poor living conditions.

After these children die, they will build stone pagodas at the source of Saihe River (where the dead children suffer) to pin their thoughts on their parents or brothers. Unfortunately, these stone pagodas will be destroyed by ghosts. Seeing this, Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha felt sorry for the children and went to save them and treat them as his own. This is the representative image of the Tibetan Bodhisattva in the eyes of the Japanese.

The red bib on the body of the Tibetan Bodhisattva is actually a bib for children. Because Tibetan Bodhisattva is considered as the "patron saint of children" and since ancient times, the Japanese have thought that red can ward off evil spirits, people will offer red bibs or red hats to Tibetan Bodhisattva in order to make children grow up healthily.

Finally, let's talk about why the Tibetan King Bodhisattva often appears in Tanobe or on both sides of the road. In Japan, in order to prevent evil spirits, such as Tao blocking the gods, and to protect people in the village from harm, people will put Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva outside the village, at intersections and other places to keep one side safe.

Bodhisattva Diksitigarbha always goes deep into the people and helps people in trouble at any time, so many people think that Bodhisattva Diksitigarbha is probably the kindest, most grounded and least lonely god.