Ofudesaki 03:113
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| Please do not speak about things in the past. | ima made no koto wa nan ni mo yute kure na | いまゝでの 事ハなんにも ゆてくれな |
| I shall begin on the twenty-sixth day. | nijū roku nichi hajime kakeru de | 廿六に はじめかけるで |
Alternate English translations
Third Edition
Please do not speak about things in the past! For I am going to begin My work on the twenty-sixth day.
Inoue/Eynon
Please do not complain about the past, I shall begin My work on the 26th.
Commentary
Sixth edition note
3:113 On 5/26/1875—the year after this verse was written—the identification of the Jiba for the Kanrodai was conducted.
Ofudesaki chushaku
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3:113 *Note: The identification of the Jiba occurred on the twenty-sixth of the fifth lunar month (5/26) of the following year, 1875. |
『おふでさき註釈』、p. 48 一一三、註 翌明治八年には陰暦五月二十六日にかんろだいのぢば定めが行われた。 |
Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)
From Michi no Dai: Foundation of the Path 33:55
The time has not been ripe for God’s free and unlimited workings to appear tangibly, and God asks that this not be talked about. The verse says, “I shall begin on the twenty-sixth day.” The “twenty-sixth day,” of course, is related to the day that saw the founding of the Teaching. To this day, the Monthly Services and Grand Services are performed on the 26th, which has deep significance in terms of divine truth. This verse is saying that, on the 26th, God will start things that should be considered God’s workings, which are manifestations of God’s intention.
More specifically, this verse seems to refer to the identification of Jiba, an event that took place on the lunar calendar date of May 26, 1875, as is mentioned in Ofudesaki chushaku. The main theme of Part III is to put in the central pillar and, in order to do so, it is necessary to identify the place to set up the pillar. Thus, the first thing that comes to mind is the identification of Jiba. Yet this is not all. We might interpret verse 113 as saying in a broad, general sense that the 26th is a day of great significance when God’s workings begin to manifest themselves.
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