Ofudesaki 03:018

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 03:018 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

I begin things which have never existed,	ima made ninai koto hajime kakeru no wa	いまゝでに　ない事はじめ　かけるのわ
because I am God, who made the origin.	moto koshiraeta Kami de aru kara	もとこしらゑた　神であるから

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

I am going to initiate things which have never existed before, because I am the God who created this world in the beginning.

Inoue/Eynon

I am going to begin things hitherto unattempted, because I am the God of original causation.

Commentary

Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)

From Michi no Dai: Foundation of the Path 33:33

The phrase “things which have never existed” refers to the path of single-hearted salvation, which no one has ever heard of before. God is able to open the path of single-hearted salvation because God is the one “who made the origin,” i.e., who created the world and humankind in the original muddy ocean. Verses 15 through 18 can be described as an extremely important series of verses in that it introduces the Story of Creation and explains both why Oyasama is opening the path of single-hearted salvation and how creating humankind and opening the path are one in truth.

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