Ofudesaki 01:052

Ofudesaki
Author: Miki Nakayama Date Published: 1998 Pages: 486 (English ed.) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 unnumbered set

Ofudesaki 01:052 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

Looking all over the world and through all ages,	yorozu yo ni sekai no tokoro miwatasedo	よろづよに　せかいのところ　みハたせど
I find no one who is evil.	ashiki no mono wasara ni nai zo ya	あしきのものハ　さらにないぞや

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

Looking all over the world and through all ages, I find no one who is essentially evil.

Inoue/Eynon

I have looked in all corners of the world throughout all ages, and I have found no one who is completely evil.

Commentary

Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)

From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 32:43

1:52 There is not one person who is evil; this applies to all times and places.

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