Ofudesaki 03:123

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 03:123 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

Since the time I began this world,	kono yō o hajimete kara wa nani mo kamo	このよふを　はじめてからハ　なにもかも
I have not yet taught you everything.	toite kikashita koto wa nai no de	といてきかした　事ハないので

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

Since I created this world, I have taught you nothing yet.

Inoue/Eynon

Since the creation of the world, I have not fully explained My teachings to you.

Commentary

Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)

From Michi no Dai: Foundation of the Path 33:57

This verse obviously does not mean that God has not taught anything since the beginning of the world. Indeed, God says elsewhere that nine-tenths of the complete teachings have already been given. God has already provided humans with training and instruction in wisdom and letters as well as with other forms of care and guidance. Yet this is not to say that everything has already been taught. God has not revealed the fundamental teaching about the Parent of Origin or about the Joyous Life, the goal of human existence.

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