Ofudesaki 06:042

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 06:042 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

There may be no one who knows	kono yō o hajime kaketaru shinjitsu o	このよふを　はちめかけたる　しんぢつを
the truth of the beginning of this world.	dare ka shiritaru mono wa arumai	たれかしりたる　ものハあるまい

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

I suppose that there is no one who knows the truth of the creation of this world.

Inoue/Eynon

There exists no one who knows about the truth of the world’s creation.

Commentary

Ofudesaki chushaku

• See Ofudesaki chushaku 06:029–51

Yoshitaro Ueda (2009)

From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 35:75

It is likely that no one has any knowledge of the truth about the creation of humankind or the world.

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