"Jizo Bosatsu Hossin Innen Juo-kyo Sutra" ("Jizo Juo-kyo Sutra" (a late Heian-period Japanese sutra (based on a Chinese counterpart) dealing with Jizo Bosatsu and the Ten Kings of Hell) for short) was composed in Japan, spreading throughout the nation along with Mappo-shiso (the "end of the world" belief) and Meikai-shiso (belief that there is a posthumous realm) in the Heian period.
日本では『地蔵菩薩発心因縁十王経』（略称として『地蔵十王経』）が作られ、平安時代に末法思想と冥界思想と共に広く浸透した。