Ofudesaki 02:027

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 02:027 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

I shall go into the water in the mountains and make it clear,	yama naka no mizu no naka i to irikonde	山なかの　みづの なかいと　入こんで
whatever kind of water it may be.	ikanaru mizu mo sumasu koto nari	いかなる水も　すます事なり

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

I will go into the water in the mountains and make it clear, whatever kind of water it may be.

Inoue/Eynon

I shall go deep into the water of the mountains and purify it regardless of its condition.

Commentary

This section contains translated material that has not yet been subjected to peer-review to check for accuracy and clarity. While the translator(s) have given their best effort to render Japanese text into English, we would like readers to keep in mind that the present translation may require further revising and refining. Any input to improve the present translation is greatly welcomed. Translator(s): Roy Forbes

Ofudesaki chushaku

2:27 I shall enter into the water in the mountains and make it clear and pure, no matter how cloudy or turbid it may be. *Note: This verse is saying that the goal of these teachings is to purify this clouded world.

『おふでさき註釈』、pp. 23–4 二七、山の中の水の中へ入り込んで、どんな濁った水でも奇麗に澄みかえらせて見せる。 註　混濁の世を浄化するのが、本教のしめいである事を仰せられたのである。

Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)

From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 32:52

God the Parent will personally go into the high mountains — i.e., places where the path has yet to be laid — in order to purify people’s minds.

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